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http://dx.doi.org/10.12811/kshsm.2016.10.2.179

The Influence of Attitude, Experience and Empathy on the Nursing Care of the Elderly Who Have No Caregiver  

Seo, Nam-Sook (Department of Nursing, Dongshin University)
Moon, Ji-Seon (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University)
Hong, So-Hyoung (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University)
Park, Yang-Hee (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University)
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The Korean Journal of Health Service Management / v.10, no.2, 2016 , pp. 179-191 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing nursing care behavior for hospitalized elderly patients who have no family caregiver. Methods : Participants were 170 nurses working in general hospitals in G city. Data were collected from November to December, 2015 and analyzed by exploratory factor analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. Results : There were significant correlations among experience, empathy, and nursing care behavior. Experience and empathy were significant factors influencing nursing care behavior and explained 29.4% of the variance in the score; in particular, empathy had a positive effect on nursing care behavior. Conclusions : The results show that theempathy of nurses' is the most important factor in caring for elderly patients who have no family caregiver. Nurse education programs should be developed that increase the empathy of nurses to improve the quality of nursing care for the elderly.
Keywords
Attitude; Experience; Empathy; Nursing Care; Elderly Patient;
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