• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.27-43
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• 2020

Purpose : This integrative review aimed to synthesize studies on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' attitude, perceptions, and experiences toward end-of-life care decision-making. Methods : Using Whittermore and Knafl (2005)'s methods, we identified and synthesized research articles published in domestic journals between the years 2003 and 2019 and evaluated the quality of selected articles using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results : In the 13 studies reviewed, 12 were published prior to enactment of the "The Act for Hospice and Palliative Care and Decision-Making about Life-Sustaining Treatment (2018)." All nine quantitative studies identified were based on cross-sectional descriptive survey. In four qualitative studies, content analysis (n=2) and phenomenology (n=2) were used. Overall, ICU nurses were well-aware of the necessity of communicating and limiting life-sustaining treatments. Many ICU nurses had positive attitude towards limiting life-sustaining treatments to promote patients' comfort and dignity. Although nurses were willing to take active roles, they also reported having experienced high stress in the process of decision-making and implementation. Conclusions : It is important to prepare ICU nurses with proper knowledge and attitude regarding the topic area. It is also equally important to develop systems to support nurses' emotional stress and moral distress during communication, decision-making, and implementation.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.329-339
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency, patterns, and factors of reversals in decisions about life-sustaining treatment (LST) among older patients with terminal-stage chronic cardiopulmonary disease. Methods: This was a retrospective correlational descriptive study based on medical chart review. De-identified patient electronic medical record data were collected from 124 deceased older patients with terminal-stage cardiopulmonary disease who had made reversals of LST decisions in an academic tertiary hospital in 2015. Data were extracted about the reversed LST decisions, LST treatments applied before death, and patients' demographic and clinical factors. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with the reversal to higher intensity of LST treatment. Results: The use of inotropic agents was the most frequently reversed LST treatment, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation, ventilator therapy, and hemodialysis. Inconsistency between the last LST decisions and actual treatments occurred most often in hemodialysis. One-third of the reversals in LST decisions were made toward higher intensity of LST treatment. Patients who had lung diseases (vs. heart diseases); were single, divorced, or bereaved (vs. married); and had an acquaintance as a primary decision maker (vs. the patients themselves) were significantly more likely to reverse the LST decisions to higher intensity of LST treatment. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the complex and turmoil situation of the LST decision-making process among older patients with terminal-stage cardiopulmonary disease and suggests the importance of support for patients and families in their LST decision-making process.

• 의료법학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.257-279
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• 2016

최근에 환자연명의료결정법이 제정되었고, 2017년 8월 4일부터 효력을 발휘하게 된다. 이 법은 임종 과정 환자를 연명 의료 중단의 대상으로 하고, 말기 환자는 호스피스 완화의료를 받도록 하고 있는 것이 특징이다. 김할머니 사건은 뇌손상으로 지속적 식물상태에 빠진 환자에 대하여 가족이 인공호흡기 제거를 요청한 사건으로, 2009년 대법원이 일정한 요건을 인정하여 인공호흡기 제거를 허용한 사건이다. 김할머니 사건에 대하여 환자연명의료결정법을 적용하였을 때, 과연 대법원과 같은 내용의 결정이 내려 질 수 있는지 가정적 적용을 시도하였다. 환자연명의료결정법은 임종과정 환자 연명의료결정에 환자의 의사내용을 요건으로 하기 때문에, 도리어 인공호흡기 제거가 불가능할 수도 있고, 과잉적 의료개입이 지속될 가능성이 있다. 반대로 말기 환자의 경우는 연명의료중단에 대하여 환자의 자기결정권을 인정하지 않기 때문에 김할머니 사건에서 인공호흡기 제거가 불가능하다고 해석할 가능성도 있다. 현재 법에는 암, 후천성면역결핍증, 만성폐쇄성호흡기 질환, 만성간경화 및 보건복지부령으로 정하는 질환을 말기 환자로 규정하고 있는데, 보건복지부 지침 등을 통하여 김할머니와 같은 지속적 식물상태를 명확하게 제외하다는 해석이 필요하고, 전체적으로는 말기 환자의 사전 연명 의료 의사에 대한 자기 결정권 인정 여부에 대하여 재논의도 필요하다.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.80-83
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• 2019

First of all, this study shows the legal issues of hospice and palliative care, and the legal basis for lifelong medical practice is generally derived from medical, civil and criminal law regulations, and is applied to patients who are severely ill and dying in principle. In addition, those what is particularly meaningful about hospice and palliative care in terms of legal aspects are discussed the determination of the purpose of care and the provision of medical adaptability and adult guardianship, in particular the legal criteria for the work and status of patient representatives. As such, the purpose of care is to form part of the contract of care and to be agreed between the patient and the physician. In addition, the patient may not write to his/her agent in advance, and the patient may admit discretionary powers to his/her agent, but the patient's will is to be considered. In conclusion, the medical institutional ethics committee should play an active role, especially in the case of no-agents/family or no intention of the patient.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the involvement of patients who died from hematologic neoplasms in the decision-making process surrounding the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST). Methods: A total of 255 patients diagnosed with hematologic neoplasms who ultimately died following decisions related to LST during their end-of-life period at a university hospital were included in the study. Data were retrospectively obtained from electronic medical records and analyzed utilizing the chi-square test, independent t-test, and logistic regression. Results: In total, 42.0% of patients participated in the decision-making process regarding LST for their hematologic neoplasms, while 58.0% of decisions were made with family involvement. Among these patients, 65.1% died in general wards and 34.9% in intensive care units (ICUs) as a result of decisions such as the suspension of LST. The period from the LST decision to death was longer when the decision was made by the patient (average, 27.15 days) than when it was made by the family (average, 7.48 days). Most decisions were made by doctors and family members in the ICU, where only 20.6% of patients exercised their right to make decisions regarding LST, a rate considerably lower than 79.4% observed in general wards. Decisions to withhold or withdraw LST were more commonly made by patients themselves than by their families. Conclusion: The key to discussing the decision to suspend hospice care and LST is respecting the patient's self-determination. If a patient is lucid prior to admission to the ICU, considerations about suspending LST should involve the patient input.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2023

Purpose : This study intended to provide essential data for developing measures for the stable settlement and expansion of the life-sustaining treatment decision system by identifying the effects on preparing advanced directives. Methods : The effects on preparing advance directives of older people were identified based on Andersen's behavioral model, using the 2020 Korean national survey on elderly. Data were statistically analyzed with SPSS Statistics ver 25.0 and the significance level (α) was set to .05. Results : For factors that influence the preparation of advance directives, the predisposing factor was .769 times less for women than men (p=.026). By age, it was 1.410 times higher (p=.006) for people in their 70s compared to people in their 60s and 1.675 times higher (p=.003) for those in their 80s. By the level of education, it was 1.617 times higher (p=.026) for those who have elementary school education compared to those who have no education, 1.596 times higher (p=.048) for those who have a middle school education, 2.313 times higher (p<.001) for those who have a high school education, and 3.827 times higher (p<.001) for those who have a college education. By religion, it was 1.328 times higher (p=.008) for those who have faith compared to those who do not. For possible factors, it was 2.325 times higher (p=.003) for those who spend 100,000 won or more on healthcare (monthly average) compared to those who do not spend. For necessary factors, it was 1.439 times higher (p=.041) for those with the chronic disease compared to those without. Conclusion : It is deemed a measure that can increase the preparation of advance directives, considering the characteristics of each cause, for the stable settlement of the life-sustaining treatment decision system.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.413-459
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• 2008

The Law has intervened to define rare circumstances in which a person should choose continuing life in United States. On the one hand, the law has traditionally acted to preservelife and to respect the sanctity of life. On the other hand, one's control over one's own body, and the right to determine what kind of medical care one will receive, is equally well respected and historically grounded. The competent patients have the right to forgo life-sustaining treatment, courts in United States have left many unanswered questions about the nature of that right. The right to choose to forgo life-sustaining treatment is a manifestation of a patient's autonomy interest. In United States, The Karen Quilan case gave rise to legislative activity in the host of state capitals, and several states had adopted statutes that formally recognized some forms of written directives describing some circumstances in which certain kinds of medical care could be terminated. These statues were sometimes dominated 'living will' acts, sometimes 'right to die' acts and ocasionally 'natural death' acts. Today virtually every state has produced a living will statue. In Korea, courts do not permit a terminally ill person to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment. Living wills apply in case of terminal illness owing to a defect in legislation. Now In Korea, these lively dispute of legal policy on the preconditions and concrete procedure of living will act and natural death act. Through the legislation of living will act and natural death act, we should prepare some circumstances to respect patient's autonomy on the right to die. We should frame the cultural standard to make a decision of forgoing life-sustainin1g treatment under the discreet procedure.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2017

목적: 본 연구는 심폐소생술금지에 동의한 암환자를 대상으로 연명치료 변화를 확인하기 위해 시도된 후향적 조사연구이다. 방법: 연구대상자는 S시에 소재한 A종합병원에서 2013년 1월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 종양내과 병동에 입원치료하고 사망한 암환자로 심폐소생술금지에 동의한 250명이 선정되었으며, 이중 심폐소생술금지를 입원당일 동의하였거나(N=40) 동의 후 3일 이내 사망한(N=10) 경우는 제외하였다. 대상자의 특성과 연명치료의 변화를 의무기록을 통해 조사하였으며, 심폐소생술금지 지시 동의 전 1일과 심폐소생술금지 지시 동의 후 3일 혹은 사망시점까지 조사하여 유지, 중단, 추가로 연명의료 변화를 판정하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Win 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과: 연구대상자는 총 200명으로, 50~59세 나이 군이 36.0%로 가장 많이 차지하였고 남자가 62%였다. 재원일은 15일이었고, 입원하여 10일되는 시점에서 심폐소생술금지에 동의하였다. 심폐소생술금지에 동의 후 35.7~100%에서 연명치료가 계속 유지되었다. 인공호흡기 치료는 중단되지 않고 100% 유지되었으며, 수혈(37%), 혈액검사(37.4%), 산소요법(23.5%) 순으로 추가되었다. 중단된 연명치료 중 가장 빈도가 높은 것은 수혈(13.5%)이었고, 다음으로 혈액검사(11.5%), 비경구성 영양제투여(8.5%) 순이었다. 결론: 심폐소생술 지시 동의 후에 대부분 연명치료는 계속되었고 중단되는 경우는 드물었다. 의료진과 가족들 간의 연명치료 범위에 대한 이견을 좁히고, 무의미한 연명치료 중단에 대한 결정을 합의하기 위한 적극적인 논의가 요구된다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.193-204
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• 2012

목적: 본 상관관계 연구는 품위 있는 죽음과 연명치료중단에 대한 일개도시 성인 남녀의 인식과 태도를 조사하는 한편, 품위 있는 죽음에 대한 그들의 태도를 예측할 수 있는 요인을 확인하기 위해 시도되었다. 방법: 일개 대도시 중 3개 마을의 성인남녀 총 291명을 편의 표출하였다. 구조화된 설문지 문항에는 연명치료중단에 대한 인식, 연명치료중단에 대한 태도, 품위 있는 죽음 척도에 대한 태도 등을 포함하였다. 자료는 기술통계, 피어슨 상관계수 및 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과: 연명치료중단 및 품위 있는 죽음에 대한 태도는 통계학적으로 유의미한 양의 상관관계(r=0.49, P<0.001)를 보였다. 연명치료중단에 대한 태도, 연령, 종교, 연명치료중단의 적절한 프로세스 및 사전의료의향서(Advanced Medical Directives) 등은 품위 있는 죽음에 대한 태도의 중요한 예측 변수들로, 총 분산의 49.3%를 설명할 수 있었다. 결론: 본 연구 결과는 연명치료중단 및 사전의료의향서 프로세스 상에서 간호사의 적절한 역할 등 새로운 의학적 의사결정 시스템을 개발하는 데에 활용될 수 있다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.335-344
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• 2019

본 연구는 의대생과 간호대생의 연명치료 중단에 대한 인식과 태도를 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 전국 의과대학과 간호대학에 재학 중인 학생으로 2018년 10월 8일부터 11월 15일까지 수집된 자료 240부를 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차, t-test, Mann Whitney U, ANOVA를 사용해 분석하였다. 연구결과 대상자의 95%이상 연명치료 중단이 필요하다고 답하였다. 연명치료 중단 인식에서 '연명치료 중단이 필요한 주된 요인', '필요하지 않은 이유', '중단 설명의 적절한 시기', '지침서 제정 필요성'에 대해서는 의견이 비슷하였으나 '연명치료의 바람직한 결정자'에 대해서 의대생은 '환자의 의지'가 간호대생은 '환자와 가족의 의지'가 중요하다고 답하였다. 연명치료 중단 태도는 통계적 유의한 차이가 없었고, 연명치료 중단 결정에 있어 간호대생은 의대생에 비해 '가족의 의지와 결정'이 더 중요하다는 태도를 보였다. 연구의 결과를 토대로 예비 의료인인 의대생과 간호대생을 대상으로 올바른 가치관에 근거한 연명치료 중단에 대한 인식과 태도 형성을 위한 교육 프로그램 개발 및 적용에 대한 지속적인 논의가 필요하다.