• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.154-164
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a death preparation education program for nurses working in convalescent hospitals on death anxiety, death attitudes, and attitudes toward end-of-life care. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group, pre-test and post-test design. Among 53 participants, 26 were assigned to the non-equivalent experimental group and 27 to the control group. The program was performed in the formats of lectures, video-watching, group discussions, and sharing, and consisted of 10 sessions held twice a week, for 5 weeks (90 minutes per session). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, and the chisquare test in SPSS version 21.0. Results: Significant differences between the experimental and control groups were observed in death anxiety (t=7.62, P<0.001), death attitudes (t=-7.58, P<0.001), and attitudes to end-of-life care (t=-10.30, P<0.001). Conclusion: It was confirmed that the death preparation education program reduced death anxiety and had a positive effect on death attitudes and attitudes toward end-of-life care. Based on the results of this study, it is expected that specialized and systematic education that can increase the implementation and stability of death preparation education in various fields, including nursing, will have a positive effect on both hospice patients and members of society more broadly.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.19-34
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to confirm the influence of nursing student's values on attitudes toward death of them. The subjects for this study was based 356 students of high school in Gwang Ju. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, reliability, factor analysis, t-test, one -way ANOVA, scheffe, Pearson's correlation coefficient and Stepwise Multiple Regression. The results obtained were as follows : 1. The mean score for values was 24.31 The mean score for attitudes of death was 34.02 2. There was significant differences of attitudes of death according to religion, socioeconomic state, existence of parent, grades, smoking, alcohol intaking 3. There was a positive correlation that is values and attitudes toward death of nursing student. 4. There was a significant predictors influencing attitudes toward death of nursing students were values and alcohol intaking and these predictors accounted for 18.2% of attitudes toward death of them.

• 호스피스학술지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2008

Hospice should help a patient maintain spiritual well-being and its attitudes toward death can have great effects on treatment and nursing of patients on terminal patient. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in spiritual well-being and attitudes toward death due to taking a Hospice Subject in Nursing Students This is a comparative study design in which 31 senior nursing students of taking a hospice care subject and 27 senior nursing students of not taking a hospice care subject in college of nursing K university, that is located B metropolitan city in Korea. The instruments for spiritual well-being measuring tools was Kim's (2006) revision and complement of the translation by Choe (1990) on the basis of the spiritual well-being scale developed by Paloutzian and Ellison (1983). The instruments for attitudes toward death was researches revision and complement of the translation by Kim(1992) on the basis of the attitudes toward death Measuring Tool developed by Thorson and Powell (1988). Data were collected from June 1 through June 30, 2006; the researcher got permission from the subjcts, explained objectives of the research to subjects personally and got their permission, and distributed structured questionnaires to make a response in a self-administered basis. For data analysis, an SPSS WINDOWS 12.0 program was used for frequency, percentage, the mean, standard deviation, the minimum, the maximum, x2-test, ANCOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficients. The main results of this research are as follows: 1. There were no differecnces the degree of spiritual well-being and the degree of attitudes toward death between nursing students who took a hospice subject and nursing students who did not take a hospice Subject, except several items of attitudes toward death. There was significant positive correlation (r= .508, p= .000) between subjects spiritual well-being and attitudes toward death. That is, the higher spiritual well-being, the more positive attitudes toward death. In conclusion, although there were no differecnces spiritual well-being and attitudes toward death between nursing students who took a hospice care subject and nursing students who did not take a hospice care subject, in nursing students, spiritual well-being was relatively high and their attitudes toward death was relatively positive. To help a nursing students make a positive change in attitudes toward death, a nursing intervention program is necessary to improve spiritual well-being.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2018

End-of-life care competencies have been perceived as important and essential, so it has been suggested that end-of-life care be studied in undergraduate medical education. However, end-of-life care curriculum has mostly focused on acquisition of knowledge and skills rather than attitudes. Therefore, we aimed to explore whether education about death affects medical students' attitudes towards care for dying patients and perception of death anxiety, meaning in life, and self-esteem. A total of 15 first- or second-year medical students were surveyed with questionnaires before and after completing a 6-week death education course. Paired data analysis showed that participants' attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients and their caregivers improved significantly (t=-2.84, p=0.013) with an effect size of 0.73. In contrast, no significant changes were found in death anxiety, meaning in life, or self-esteem. All participants agreed that formal teaching about death and dying must be encouraged in medical schools. Our results suggest that death education may positively influence attitudes towards end-of-life care. Although replication with larger samples is necessary, this preliminary finding may support the importance of developmentally appropriate end-of-life care education in medical schools.

• 재활간호학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perception on hospice, attitudes toward death and needs of hospice care between the patients with cancer and family. Methods: This study used descriptive research design. The participants were 118 patients with cancer hospitalized and 118 family caregivers of patients with cancer. The data collected by questionnaires from October to December, 2013. Results: There was significant difference in perception on hospice (recognition of hospice term and definition of hospice) and needs of hospice care between patients and family. Among the categories of the needs, 'medical needs' was the highest in patients and 'emotional care' was the highest in family. But there was no significant difference in attitudes toward death. There correlation between attitudes toward death and needs of hospice care was significant only in patients. Conclusion: Hospice care must be provided considering the death attitudes and needs of patients with cancer and family based on the understanding of perception on hospice, attitudes toward death of the patients with cancer and family.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.61-73
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• 1991

The purpose of this study was to awaken the necessity of death education and provide basic materials for healthy attitudes toward death and life. For this purpose, it observed the attitudes toward death by Juveniles and recognized life satisfaction & values related to it. The subjects for this study was based 504 students of high school in Seoul. The data was analyzed by the methods of frequency, percentage, reliability, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The higher life satisfaction was the higher value on self one's ability and life. 2. There was a negative correlation that the higher life satisfaction is the higher lever death anxiety, negative to suicide and death. 3. There was no differences between values and death anxiety. However, there was negative correlation that the higher values was negative to suicide and reject death. 4. In the relationship between the individual background and attitudes toward death, there seem to be statistically significant differences: woman, general high school, the lower grade, the higher the lever of socioeconomic statues were the lower anxiety, positive to death and awaken the necessity of death education.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of perceptions of death, end-of-life (EOL) care stress, and emotional intelligence on attitudes toward EOL care among nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: The participants were 111 nurses working in a NICU who had experienced EOL care at least once. Data were analyzed using the t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis in SPSS for Windows. Results: The mean score for perceptions of death was 3.16 out of 5, the mean score for EOL care stress was 3.61 out of 5, the mean emotional intelligence score was 4.66 out of 7, and the average score for EOL care attitudes was 2.77 out of 4. The factors affecting attitudes towards EOL care were academic degree, anxiety regarding death, negativity towards death, experiences of patient death, and emotional intelligence. The explanatory power of these variables for attitudes towards EOL care was 24.7%. Conclusion: The results of this study are expected to serve as a basic reference for the development of nursing education programs and EOL care protocols to improve attitudes toward EOL care among NICU nurses.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.7148-7159
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• 2014

본 연구 목적은 호스피스 요양병원에 입원한 중증질환자의 일반적 특성에 따른 죽음의 인식 및 태도의 상관관계를 파악하고자 한다. 연구 대상은 경기도 ${\bigcirc}$시에 소재하는 호스피스 요양병원 및 요양원에 입원한 중증질환자 149명을 대상으로 2013년 3월 10일부터 7월 31일까지 설문조사를 실시하였다. 분석방법은 SPSS WIN 18.0프로그램을 이용하여 빈도분석, t-test, 일원변량분석, 상관분석, 다중회귀분석을 실시하여 유의수준 5%에서 검증하였다. 분석결과는 첫째, 중증질환자의 죽음에 대한 긍정적인 태도는 환자의 일반적 특성에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다(F=6.218, p<.001). 둘째, 중증질환자의 죽음에 대한 인식에 따른 죽음의 태도는 유의한 차이가 나타났다(F=6.634, p<.001). 셋째, 중증질환자의 죽음에 대한 태도는 호스피스 이용과 정의 관계를 보였다(r=.496, p<.001). 결론적으로 죽음에 대한 긍정적인 인식과 태도를 가진 중증질환자가 호스피스 이용에 대한 기대감이 높았으며, 이는 추후 중증질환자의 호스피스이용 확대 등 복지정책을 위한 기초자료가 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.76-86
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• 2020

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the extent to which nurses' death perceptions, death anxiety, and stress associated with terminal care affects their attitudes toward terminal care. Method : A total of 214 nurses were asked questions about characteristics, death perceptions, death anxiety, stress associated with end-of-life care, and terminal care attitudes, using structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results : Factors influencing terminal care attitudes in participants were positive meaning associated with death, respect for life, final education, end-of-life nursing education experiences, stress associated with end-of-life care, death anxiety, and position. These factors explained 38.7% of variance in participants' terminal care attitudes (F=20.18, p<.001). Conclusion : In order for nurses to have a positive attitude toward terminal care, it is necessary to raise positive awareness about death and respect for life, and it is necessary to develop various educational programs and strengthen their capacity through continuous education.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2015

본 연구는 일반인과 간호사의 죽음 인식과 안락사에 대한 태도를 비교하고 상관관계를 확인하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 자료수집은 2010년 3월 5일부터 5월 30일까지 구조화된 설문지를 사용하였고 연구 대상자는 간호사 192명과 일반인 255명으로 총 447명이었다. 수집된 자료는 SAS Program 12.0을 사용하여 실수, 백분율, 평균, t-test로 ANOVA, Duncan test 및 Pearson's correlation coefficient 분석하였다. 연구결과는 간호사의 죽음에 대한 인식 점수는 평균 2.67점으로 일반인 2.62점보다 높은 점수를 보였으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p= .030). 안락사에 대한 태도 점수도 간호사가 2.67점, 일반인이 2.63점으로 간호사가 더 높았으며 유의한 차이가 있었다(p= .009). 죽음 인식과 안락사에 대한 태도 간 상관관계는 일반인(r= .465, p= .001). 과 간호사 (r= .294, p= .001). 모두 정적인 유의한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 두 집단 모두 죽음에 대한 인식 정도가 높을수록 안락사에 대하여 수용적인 태도를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통하여 우리 사회의 죽음 인식의 수준을 높이고 안락사에 대한 이해를 돕는 방안이 다각도로 마련될 필요가 있으며 이를 위하여 의료인 뿐 아니라 일반인을 위한 교육프로그램 개발과 교육을 확대해 나갈 것을 제언한다.