요양병원 간호사의 영적안녕과 죽음에 대한 태도가 호스피스 인식에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the spiritual well-being, attitude toward death and hospice perception among nurse working in long-term care hospitals, as well as to identify the relationships between variables and examine factors influencing their hospice perception. Methods: Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire completed by 152 at nurse working in long-term care hospitals eight long-term care hospital from october 15, 2019 to november 20, 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression with the SPSS 22.0 program. Results: Hospice perception among attitude toward death nurse working in long-term care hospitals were significantly correlated with spiritual well-being(r=.24, p=.002) and attitude toward death(r=.25, p=.002). spiritual well-being among attitude toward death was significantly correlated(r=.25, p<.001). The significant predictors of the hospice perception in nurse working in long-term care hospitals were position system (β=0.25, p<.001) and attitude toward death (β=0.20, p<.001), the experience of death close relatives (β=-0.20, p<.001). These variables explained 15.1% in total of hospice perception. Conclusion: Overall, these findings suggest that the hospice perception education program, including spiritual well-being and attitude toward death is necessary to enhance the positive hospice perception among nurse working in long-term care hospitals.