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http://dx.doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2016.19.1.11

Factors Related to Emergency Department Healthcare Providers' Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care  

Nam, Keumhee (Graduate School of Nursing Yonsei University)
Lee, Juhee (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
Cho, Eunhee (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
Kim, Changoh (Gerontological Medicine, Severance Hospital)
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care / v.19, no.1, 2016 , pp. 11-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence healthcare providers' attitude towards end-of-life care (EOLC) in the emergency department (ED) in hospital settings. Methods: From June 1 through June 30, 2014, a descriptive correlational study was performed with 41 doctors and 105 nurses stationed in the ED. Results: According to a regression model on the factors affecting healthcare providers' professional attitude towards EOLC, 28.1% of variance (F=15.185, P=0.000) was explained by awareness of death, gender and personal attitude towards EOLC. And 34.1% of the healthcare providers' personal attitude was related with awareness of death, experience of hospice education, occupations and professional attitude towards EOLC. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that attitude towards EOLC was influenced by awareness of death and personal characteristics. Healthcare providers in the ED should be provided with tailored training to improve their understanding of death. Also an educational program should be developed and provided to ED healthcare providers to improve their awareness of death.
Keywords
Health personnel; Hospital emergency service; Terminal care; Hospice care; Attitude;
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