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http://dx.doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2017.20.1.37

Death Anxiety and Terminal Care Performance of Nurses at Long Term Care Hospitals  

Lee, La Jin (Graduate School, Pusan National University)
Park, Hyoung Sook (College of Nursing, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care / v.20, no.1, 2017 , pp. 37-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between death anxiety and terminal care performance of nurses at long term care hospitals. Methods: Data were collected from 148 nurses working at 12 long term care hospitals in Busan from March 16, 2016 through May 16, 2016. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test and Pearson's correlation coefficient with SPSS 18.0 for Windows. Results: Terminal care performance was positively correlated with anxiety about other people's death (r=0.310, $P{\leq}0.001$) and that of their own death (r=0.250, P=0.002). Conclusion: It appears necessary to develop a systematical educational program for terminal care nurses of to reduce their death anxiety and improve their terminal care performance.
Keywords
Nurses; Long-term care; Death; Anxiety; Terminal care;
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