• 종양간호연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was explored the meaning of hospice volunteer's experience in caring for cancer patients and tried to understand their experiences. Method: The data was collected from 7 participants living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province from Jan. to Apr. 2005. Collection of data was by means of in-depth interviews. The analysis of the data was made the phenomenological analytic method suggested by Colaizzi(1978). Result: The result is consisted of nine theme-cluster; experienced a fear, limitation of activity, experienced social care, experienced physical care, good death, experienced necessity of recharging, experienced bereavement care. Conclusion: The result above indicated that health professionals must develop the management and education of volunteer of hospice care for various hospice care. Also, We should to encouraged the continuous education and efficient management. And support system should be developed.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4795-4800
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• 2013

The involvement of non-government organizations (NGOs) and support groups has helped strengthen public health services in addressing cancer care burden. Owing to the contribution of volunteers in cancer care, this article documents a qualitative study that examined challenges in attracting and retaining cancer care volunteers as part of the effort to develop a volunteer recruitment model. Data were collected through three focus group discussions involving 19 cancer support group members in Malaysia. Findings of the study revealed that mobility and locality appeared to be significant in Malaysian context, while the need for financial support and time flexibility are challenges faced by cancer support groups to attract and retain volunteers. The findings imply that cancer care initiatives can benefit from more local volunteers but at the same time these volunteers require flexibility and financial support to sustain their engagement.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7343-7350
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• 2014

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Thailand as well as other countries. Evidences from studies in Asia show that alcohol consumption has been linked to an increased risk for various types of cancer. In the qualitative participatory action research presented here, the possibilities of a volunteer women's movement to reduce harmful alcohol consumption by facilitating the creation of emancipatory knowledge in the Thai-Isaan community was explored. During in-depth interviews with 10 female volunteer participants, the following themes emerged: merit making, developing a sense of personal empowerment, and the experience of participating in an action plan that utilized various strategies. The project activities empowered participants to create and share knowledge which was then applied toward action for change. Adoption of this type of program by local health care providers to reduce health problems and risks related to alcohol misuse in similar contexts and cultures is recommended.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the perception of cancer in aspirants for hospice volunteer. Methods: Aspirants for hospice volunteer were surveyed by questionnaire before education of hospice program in September 2005 at Pyongan Hospice Center of Sam Anyang Hospital. The questionnaire was composed of total 28 items. Ten items were general characteristics and the remaining 18 items knowledge, attitude and practice of cancer and cancer pain. The data were analyzed by SPSS WIN 11.0 program using frequency, mean, percentage. Results: Eighty nine questionnaires were returned. There were 6 males and 83 females, and median age of aspirants was 46 years. Forty five aspirants(51%) had a cancer patient in th family or relatives and the others 44(49%) not. Forty eight(54%) had favorable attitude about modern clinical medicine for cancer treatment and the others 39(44%) unfavorable. Fifty eight(65%) had favorable attitude about complementary and alternative medicine for cancer treatment and the others 20(23%). In response to the question about 'How illness is a cancer', 25 aspirants(25%) responded to chronic disease, 42(47%) suffering incurable disease, the others 17(19%) death sentence, respectively. A number of aspirants had wrong knowledge and understanding of cancer, cancer pain and opioid analgesics. Seventy one percent aspirants feared cancer pain. Conclusion: The credibility to modern clinical medicine for cancer treatment was relatively low in aspirants for hospice volunteer compared with complementary and alternative medicine. They recognized a cancer as suffering incurable disease and death sentence than chronic disease. A number of aspirants had wrong knowledge of cancer, cancer pain and opioid analgesics. Therefore, further studies and trial will be warranted to evaluated the causes of these results and improve the credibility of modern clinical medicine for cancer treatment in general population.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2001

Purpose : This study, as the first year project of setting up a community based management system, was attempted for the cancer patients and their family to improve their quality of life; investigating and managing the cancer patients, educating volunteers and connecting the patients with the volunteers were performed. Method and result : The education of managing cancer patients for the volunteers was done once in lune for 2 days to the 80 volunteers. Questions about education effect, volunteer motivation and so on were made up. The survey showed, generally, education satisfaction level was high and a longer education and an intensive course were needed and was suggested that organizing a volunteer community be needed for the continuous further education and systematic management. As the result, after the public health center and volunteers deliberated, a volunteer community consisting of 4 teams, 28 members was organized, launched in Oct. and operated for the cancer patients and their family. For investigating and enrolling the patients, advertising on a local information paper, recommending of local doctors, publicizing by educating the heads of a subdivision of the city, the heads of a neighborhood association and the people in charge of the related local communities such as women's society, and surveying the community by volunteers were performed and the total, 41 patients were registered. Management of cancer patients was carried out by volunteers in a community and in a nursing school. A regional volunteers' community is composed of 23 members and they have worked 87 times, that is 3.8 times per capita on an average. The content of duties is attending the education (41.1%) the most. A volunteers' community of nursing students composed of 12 members have worked 135 times, that is 11.3 times per capita on an average. The content of duties - consulting with patients and home visiting (37.8 %) were the most and survey for investigating the cancer patients was the second. Conclusion : This study has the meaning that this is the guiding attempt in building a community based management system, and especially the achievement of this study is that a regional society organized a volunteer community for the cancer patients by itself and went into action for the cancer patients and their family. Furthermore, to activate this volunteering, it is necessary to keep managing volunteers and running continuing education or the intensive course of the volunteers. Indeed we should let the patients have good impression on this program through publicity and education for the residents to keep track of more cancer patients. For that, systematic and powerful cooperation of a self-administrative organization is required.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2000

목적 : 본 연구는 호스피스 자원봉사자와 자원봉사를 받은 환자의 특성을 조사하구 호스피스 자원봉사자의 활동내용을 분석하는데 그 목적이 있다. 방법 : 1차적으로 자원봉사자의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 1997년 3월부터 2000년 3월까지 원주의 C.C.C에서 교육수료 후 자원봉사 유경험자의 기록지 총 64개 전수를 분석하였으며, 2차적으로 호스피스 자원봉사자의 활동을 분석하기 위하여 2000년 6월 현재 자원봉사 활동을 하고 있는 30명을 대상으로 하였다. 자원봉사자의 활동에 관한 자료수집은 연구자들이 개발한 도구를 직접배부한 후 즉시 회수하였다. 결과 : 1) 호스피스 자원봉사자들의 특성은 93.1%가 여성이었으며, 이들의 평균연령은 45세였다. 또한 자원봉사자 교육이수후 현재까지 봉사활동을 하고 있는 대상자는 35명으로 32.4%를 차지하였다. 2) 자원봉사를 받은 환자들의 특성은 평균연령이 50.1세였으며, 질병명은 대부분 암으로 그중 폐암환자가 13.6%로 가장 많았다. 3) 자원봉사자들의 환자 1인당 방문한 회수는 평균 10회정도 였으며, 방문기간은 평균 49.4일 이였다. 4) 호스피스 자원봉사자의 활동내용을 영역별로 분석한 결과 영적활동(4점 만점 중 1.97점)이 가장 활발하게 이루어지고 있었으며, 그 다음이 정서적 돌봄(4점 만점 중 1.49점)이였다. 결론 : 본 연구결과는 W시의 호스피스 사업의 발전을 위한 활동가능한 자원봉사자 교육과 제도를 위한 전략을 개발하는데 기초자료를 제시하고 있다.

• 종양간호연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to develop an educational program reflecting the educational needs of Hospice Smart Patient service providers. Method: The description, goal, curriculum, method, and process evaluation of the educational program were constructed based on Modified Tyler-type Ends-Means Model followed by the analysis of current curriculum and needs of service providers. Results: The curriculum was constructed based on hospice volunteer program currently offered in Korea and the recommendations of hospice service volunteers and experts. A total of 90 hr was required to complete the curriculum that was composed of 'Introduction to cancer', 'Treatment and treatment complications of cancer', 'Post-treatment nutritional care', 'Helpful information', 'Introduction to hospice and palliative care', 'Comprehension of life and death', 'Holistic hospice and palliative care', 'How to communicate as a smart patient', 'Hospice and ethics', 'Pediatric hospice', 'Bereavement management', and 'Clinical practicum'. Conclusion: It is necessary to implement the developed educational program and evaluate its effectiveness, as well as making the service available to a greater number of cancer patients.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.602-615
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• 1998

The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the homecare needs of the discharged patient with cancer as perceived by nurses caring hospitalized cancer patients. At two hospitals in Gyeongnam, 74 nurses responded to an open-ended questionnaire consisting of four need categories : 1) educational & informational need, 2) physical need, 3) emotional need, 4) social need. Respondents were asked to list above ten needs of cancer patient in each category. Two researchers analyzed the data by content analysis method. The findings are summarized as follows : 1) A total of 1,417 need items were generated by nurses. The largest number of needs were in the educational & informational need category(475 items, 36.3%). Physical(414 items, 31.6%), emotional (237 items, 18.1%) need were the second, third largest, and social(184 items, 14.0%) need made up the smallest category. 2) In the educational & informational need category, there were seven subcategories of prognosis, diet & exercise, medication & pain, wound care, folk remedy, personal hygiene, comfort. The need items related to prognosis of cancer accounted for almost a half(48.2%) of the total. 3) In the physical need category, there were ten subcategories of personal hygiene, skin & tissue, nutrition, side effect on treatment, exercise, pain, elimination, equipment, comfort & safety, others. The largest number of needs were in subcategory of the personal hygiene(82 items, 19.8%). 4) In the emotional need category, there were four subcategories of emotional support related to disease, emotional support related to routine life, spiritual support, maintenance of relationship with nurse & doctor. The largest number of needs were in subcatgory of the emotional support related to disease(96 items, 40.5%). 5) In the social need category, there were five subcategories of support for social life, household management, legal support, the use of volunteer service, financial support. The largest number of needs were in support for social life subcategory(58 items, 31.5%).

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.226-234
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• 2017

목적: '연명의료결정법'의 시행으로 호스피스 완화의료의 대상이 암뿐 아니라 후천성면역결핍증(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS)을 포함한 비암성 질환에까지 확대된다. 하지만, AIDS에 대해서는 부정적인 인식과 낙인, 편견이 많아 호스피스 완화의료 확대에 대한 우려가 많다. 이에 본 연구에서는 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도에 영향을 주는 요인들을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 우리나라의 19개 기관의 326명의 호스피스 자원봉사자들을 대상으로 자가 기입식 설문지를 이용해 조사하였다. 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도는 11단계 숫자등급을 통해 파악하였다. 인구사회학적 변수들, 자원봉사와 관련된 변수들, 자원봉사에 대한 만족도, AIDS에 대한 지식 수준, AIDS에 대한 태도('AIDS 환자에 대한 두려움', 'AIDS 환자에 대한 부정적인 태도', '개인적인 낙인', '낙인적 태도')를 조사하였다. 다중회귀분석을 이용하여 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도에 영향을 주는 요인들을 알아보았다. 결과: 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도 점수는 암환자에 대해서보다 평균 2.82점 낮았고 이는 통계적으로 유의하였다(P<0.001). 다중회귀분석 결과 자원봉사에 대한 만족도가 높을수록(P=0.002) '개인적인 낙인' 점수가 낮을수록(P<0.001) 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도는 높아졌다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과 호스피스 자원봉사자들의 말기 AIDS 환자들에 대한 자원봉사 제공의향 정도와 관련이 있는 요인은 자원봉사에 대한 만족도와 AIDS에 대한 태도 중 '개인적인 낙인'이었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2689-2694
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• 2016

Background: Most studies of human papilloma virus (HPV) are aimed at the natural history of the infection and its relation to cancer; however, there are few studies to assess knowledge of the general population. Our aim was analyze the degree of knowledge of Argentinians about HPV infection and its prevention. Materials and Methods: We conducted a voluntary, anonymous and non-binding survey with 27 multiple-choice items, in twelve private and public establishments, selected to include a broad population in terms of education, age and gender. The survey consisted of three sections: individual characteristics of the volunteer, HPV infection basic knowledge, its prevention and the virus relationship with other cancers. Results: One thousand two hundred ninety seven volunteers aged 18 to 80 participated. The total number of correct answers was 45.1%. The correct answers for relationship HPV and cervical cancer was 62.1%. Almost 55% did not know about types of HPV that the vaccines for protection. Statistical analysis showed that women, single people, workers, the better educated, those who have had a STDs or HPV and receiving information through medical or educational establishments had greater knowledge of the topic. Only 0.2% of participants answered all questions correctly. Conclusions: Knowledge plays an important role in health care and the deficiency found in our population could influence the success of the measures taken in the fight against cervical cancer. In this regard, we believe it would be appropriate, not only to emphasize early diagnosis and vaccine implementation, but also incorporate new communication strategies, facilitating reception of accurate and precise information by all strata of society.