• 대한간호학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.668-677
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• 1996

This study is a phenomenological study done to promote understanding of the dying process in patients with terminal cancer who were in an independent hospice center. The purpose of study was to explore and understand indepth information on the dying process in order to provide data for holistic hospice care in nursing and to give insights in to practical applications in the nursing care In-depth interviewing was done from may, through November, 1995 with 11 patient with cancer who were being cared for at K Hospice Care Center. Experiences in the dying process were discussed as they expressed feelings about death including (a) feeling of isolation because family members try to hide the diagnosis of cancer. (b) hopelessness, (c) guilt, anger, and hostility, (d) suffering from pain, (e) fear of death. However, subjects did not deny death itself and were developing peace of mind and acceptance of death through religion.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.139-197
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• 2022

Patients with terminal cancer experience very severe symptoms during the end of life, and palliative sedation (PS) may be considered if those symptoms are refractory to any other treatment. This brief report presents ethical considerations, practices, and recent concerns on PS. PS is quite different from euthanasia. There is a lack of consensus and standards on protocols, but its notable effects have been reported in hospice care settings. Most studies to date have reported no difference in survival between patients receiving PS and those not, and PS must be conducted proportionally with the lightest level of sedation. The most common indication for PS is delirium, and midazolam is the main sedative used. It is recommended that information regarding PS should be provided to patients and their caregivers repeatedly as early as possible. Existential suffering alone is not an indication for PS, and there is a lack of evidence on bispectral analysis. Additional research on PS is needed in Korea.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.172-183
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the subjective experience of life-sustaining treatment care among nurses in intensive care units. Method: A phenomenology was used for the study. Data were collected from October to December, 2015 using open-ended questions during in-depth interviews. Participants were nurses working in intensive care units and were contacted through purposive techniques. Eight nurses participated in this study. Results: Four categories emerged from the analysis using Colaizzi's method: (a) difficulties due to life-sustaining treatment care, (b) dilemma of extension or cessation of life-sustaining treatment, (c) repressed feelings and emotional exhaustion, and (d) forming values for life-sustaining treatment from nursing experience. Conclusion: Provision of clearer guidelines on life-sustaining treatment which reflect a family-oriented culture is important for nurses in ICU and will promote nurses involvement in the decision-making process of life-sustaining treatment of patients.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.378-387
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• 2004

Purpose: The study was undertaken to examine the degree of nurse's suffering experience and to identify the influencing factors on nurses' suffering experience in Korea. Method: Data were collected using a questionnaire for 271 nurses working at 5 general hospitals in Daegu and Kyung-book province from Sep. 1, to Sep. 30, 2003. The questionnaire consists of 54 items, general characteristics(10) and nurse's suffering experience(44). All surveys were sorted and studied by frequency analysis, mean score, standard deviation, range, independent t-test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and Multiple regression. Result: The findings of this survey indicate 1) The degree of suffering experienced by nurses caring for terminal cancer patients was 2.96; 2) Demographic variables affecting the degree of nurses' suffering experience were age(F=5.62, p=.000), marital status(F=20.53, p=.000), religion(F=5.44, p=.020), career of clinical experience(F=6.96, p=.000), and feelings of end-life care(F=3.11, p=.016); 3) There were slight correlation between the subitem of nurse's suffering experience and general characteristics of subjects. For 'expanding self consciousness', age, career duration, and position; for 'forming empathy with family', age and career duration ; for 'spiritual sublimation', age, and career duration were affected variables. 4) As a result of the multiple regression analysis for predictable variables affecting nurses' suffering, it was found that 'career of clinical experience' was most significant(F=23.100, p=.000). The explanatory power of this regression formula was 17.6%. Conclusion: This study can provide the basic data useful towards improvement of nursing services for terminal cancer patients and the health of the nurse.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.528-538
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was done to develop and test a palliative care program based on home care nursing. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was employed. Changes in the variables were evaluated to test effects of the developed program. Participants were patients with terminal cancer and their families receiving home care nursing from six hospitals (experimental group: 24 and control group: 22). Data collection was conducted from February to October, 2006. Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyse the data. Results: Hypothesis 1, the experimental group receiving this program will experience less pain (severe, average, weak pain) than the control group, was supported. Hypothesis 2, the experimental group will have less symptom experience than the control group, was supported. Hypothesis 3, the experimental group will have higher QOL than the control group, was supported and the last hypothesis 4, family burden in the experimental group will be less than the control group, was supported. Conclusion: The home care nursing based palliative program developed in this study was found to be an effective program to reduce patient pain and symptom experience, to improve patient QOL and to decrease family burden.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.190-194
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• 2007

목적: 말기 암환자의 여명을 예측하는 것은 환자와 가족들에게 '평안한 임종'을 맞기 위한 준비를 할 수 있도록 하고, 의료진에게는 적극적 증상완화와 전인간적 돌봄을 가능하게 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구는 말기 암환자에서 임종 전 48시간 동안의 임상증상을 파악하고 임종을 예측하는 임상증상을 확인하여 환자 가족 및 의료진에게 이 시기에 나타나는 변화들을 이해하여 준비된 평안한 임종을 맞는데 도움이 되고자 한다. 방법: 2003년 7월부터 2006년 3월까지 한 대학병원에 입원하여 사망한 말기 암환자 89명을 대상으로 하여 임종 전 48시간 동안의 임상증상을 조사하였고 입원 시, 임종 48시간-24시간전, 임종 24시간전$\sim$임종시까지 시간대별 증상의 빈도 변화를 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 대상 환자의 중앙 연령은 62세(범위, $16{\sim}97$세)였다. 임종 48시간전 임상증상의 빈도는 의식혼탁(57%)이 가장 흔하였으며 이외 통증(30%), 발열(22%), 호흡곤란(19%)의 순이었다. 원발암에 따른 임종 48시간전 임상증상도 유사한 빈도를 보였으나 담도계암환자에서 발열의 빈도가 다른 암종에 비해 유의하게 높았다(P=0.012). 임종이 임박할수록 입원 시에 호소하던 전신 쇠약감과 식욕부진은 감소한 반면 의식혼탁은 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.001). 결론: 말기 암환자에서 의식혼탁은 임종이 임박했음을 나타내는 가장 중요한 임상 지표로 생각된다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.139-150
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of end-of-life care competency; knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding advance directives; perceptions of good death; and end-of-life care obstacles and supportive behaviors among tertiary care nurses. Methods: The participants were 150 nurses at a tertiary hospital in Jinju, Korea. The data collected using a questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression in SPSS for Windows version 24.0. Results: The mean (±SD) score of end-of-life care competency was 3.63 (±0.53) on a 5-point scale. A significant difference in end-of-life care competency was found according to whether nurses had experienced the death of a family member or acquaintance (P=0.029). According to stepwise multiple regression analysis, the factors affecting end-of-life care competency were the frequency of end-of-life care supportive behaviors (β=0.38, P<0.001), experience with advance directives (β=0.29, P<0.001), and marriage (β=0.15, P=0.039). This model had an explanatory power of 27.9% (F=18.87, P<0.001). Conclusion: In order to improve nurses' end-of-life care competency, it is important to strengthen end-of-life care supportive behaviors by exposing nurses to those behaviors and providing frequent experience with advance directives.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.270-281
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• 2005

Purpose: The objective of this study was to understand the caring experience of families with terminal cancer patients. Method: This was designed to be an inductive and descriptive study. Forty-seven families with terminal cancer patients were interviewed in depth and collected data were examined through content analysis. Result: The main categories of difficulties found in this study were 'suffering of patient', 'emotional suffering of family', 'bereavement of patient', 'difficulties in coping', 'problems in treatment', 'incurable situation', 'family problems', 'relationship with other people', 'economic problems', 'spiritual problems', 'problems in the future', 'informing patients of their condition', 'preparing death', 'emotional unstability', 'meaninglessness', 'unkindness of medical teams', 'poor environment for treatment', 'difficulties in hospital environment' and 'economic burden'. Conclusion: The main point found from this result was that families taking care of terminal cancer patients are suffering emotionally from watching the patients' pains and had difficulties in coping with the patients' situation and treatment. In addition, they had negative experiences in medical teams' attitude and hospital environment. This result can be used as an important guide for nurses to assess families' needs in the terminal care setting.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.280-290
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• 2012

Purpose: This study done to identify the experiences of families caring for patients with terminal cancer. The question was, "What is the caregiving experience of a family who has a member with terminal cancer?" Methods: Grounded Theory was applied and in-depth interviews were done with 11 family members. Interviews were recorded with the interviewees' consent and were transcribed and analyzed. Participants' relationships to patients were 6 spouses, 4 daughters, and 1 mother. The ages of the participants were between 32 and 62, with an average of 47.5. Results: The study showed "enduring with bonds" as the main category and the main factor affecting this category was the "patients' diagnosis of terminal cancer." The caregiving experience was divided into four stages: shock, confusion, struggle, and acceptance. Mediating factors were relationship with the patient, intimacy with the patient, social support, communication, and trust. Conclusively, participants underwent internal maturity, and changes occurred in family and social and personal life. Conclusion: The families took care of the patients with responsibility and love. The study results should help with the understanding of a family with a member with terminal cancer and should be used to develop nursing, mediating, and consulting programs for these caregivers.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 현상학적 방법을 통해 말기 암 환자를 돌보는 호스피스 병동 간호사의 경험의 의미 가 무엇인지 이해하여 본질을 추구하고 그 현상의 의미를 심층적으로 기술하고자 함이다. 본 연구의 대상자는 C시에 위치한 일종합병원의 호스피스 병동에서 1년 이상 근무하고 있는 간호사 9명을 선정하였다. 연구 방법은 심층 인터뷰로 2019년 7월부터 2019년 9월까지 자료를 수집하였다. 인터뷰 자료는 Giorgi의 현상학적 방법으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과는 '업무의 부담감' '성숙해짐', '밀착된 관계형성', '호스피스에 대한 지원 부족'으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 말기 암 환자를 돌보는 호스피스병동 간호사의 경험에 대하여 그들의 입장에서 포괄적이고 총체적인 이해를 제공함으로써 말기 암 환자 돌봄에 대한 통찰력을 제공 할 것이며, 그들의 경험에 근거하여 효과적인 지지체계 및 행정적 지원체계의 개발에 기여할 수 있으리라 생각된다.