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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.4.383

Factors affecting the attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment of nurses working at long-term care hospitals  

Kim, Mi Sook (Department of Nursing, Kaya University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.26, no.4, 2020 , pp. 383-392 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was a descriptive study to identify factors affecting the attitude toward life-sustaining treatment of nurses working at long-term care hospitals. Methods: Data were collected through structured questionnaires from August 2nd to 27th, 2019. Study participants consisted of 163 nurses who were working for at least 6 months from 7 long-term care hospitals in B and K city. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression with SPSS WIN v 21.0. Results: There were significantly positive correlations between awareness of good death (r=.46, p<.001) and perception of patients' rights (r=.32, p<.001). The factors affecting participants' attitude toward life-sustaining treatment were awareness of good death (β=.35, p<.001) and their own view of death (β=.24, p=.001), which explained about 27.0% of the attitude toward life-sustaining treatment. Conclusion: Based on these results, it is necessary to develop nursing educational materials that can establish values for deaths, and cultivate legal and ethical knowledge related to attitude toward life-sustaining treatment. In addition, since the severity of a patient's condition varies and the characteristics of the institution vary depending on the type of hospital, a study is needed on the relevance of variables considering the hospital environment.
Keywords
Euthanasia (involuntary); Death; Long-term care; Nurses; Patient rights;
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