Influence of Moral Sensitivity and Nursing Practice Environment in Person-centered Care in Long-term Care Hospital Nurses

Abstract

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine effects of moral sensitivity and nursing practice environment on person-centered care by nurses in long-term care hospitals. Methods Participants in this study were 118 nurses, with a least 4 months experience working in a long-term care hospital in Daegu City or North Gyeongsang Province. Data were collected from March 17 to 28, 2017 using questionnaires about general characteristics, the Korean Version Person-centered Care Assessment Tool, the Korean Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire, and the Korean Version of the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and hierarchial multiple regression analysis with the IBM SPSS statistics 19.0 Program. Results Person-centered care showed significantly positive correlations with moral sensitivity (r=.21, p=.024) and nursing practice environment (r=.62, p<.001). In the hierarchial regression analysis, moral sensitivity explained 4%(F=5.24, p=.024) of the variance in person-centered care and nursing practice environment accounted for 38% (F=35.15, p<.001) of the variance in person-centered care. Conclusion Findings indicate that improvements in person-centered care should be developed to provide a good nursing practice environment in long-term care hospitals. 주요어: 간호, 근무환경, ë„ë•ì  민감성, 인간중심돌봄 Key Words: Environment, Morals, Nursing, Patient-centered care