Nursing Homes In Korea Research Articles

Effectiveness of educational video on standardized nursing language for nursing home nurses.

Developing nursing plans using standardized taxonomy offers for a better understanding of how nursing abilities affect the achievement of better levels of outcomes for NH residents. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an educational video on standardized nursing languages (SNLs) developed for nursing home nurses. We used a single group pre-post study design. We collected presurvey data from April 25 to June 22, 2022 and postsurvey data from May 23 to July 18, 2022. Sixteen nursing homes (NHs) participated in this study. We collected data on nurses' knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards SNLs and the evidence-based nursing practice self-efficacy. Analysis was conducted utilizing the McNemar test. The educational video about standardized nursing languages were provided to 31 registered nurses (RNs) from 16 NHs in Korea. Knowledge about the definition of SNLs and the benefits of their utilization improved after watching educational video. Study findings support the effectiveness of educational videos on SNLs in increasing knowledge ofSNLs, as well as confidence in the profession. To support NH nurses' professional development, ongoing SNL-focused education and research on innovative training methods like videos are recommended. Developing nursing plans using a common, standardized taxonomy offers a good chance to more clearly observe how nursing abilities affect the achievement of better levels of health and wellbeing. Education using audiovisual materials may help NH RNs learn how to utilize SNLs and may further enhance the development of SNL through periodic, long-term education and SNL-based nursing practice.

Food Hygiene and Nutrition Management of Nursing Homes in Korea

Food Hygiene and Nutrition Management of Nursing Homes in Korea

Factors Affecting the Care Burden of Nurses Caring Elderly Patients with Dementia

Purpose: In Korea, the prevalence of dementia patients has increased, which makes the care burden of nurses important. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting the care burden of nurses caring elderly patients with dementia. Methods: A cross-sectional design was conducted using a convenience sample of 127 nurses from two hospitals and a nursing home in Korea. Participants completed questionnaires on knowledge of and attitudes toward dementia, social support, self-esteem, dementia problematic behavior (DPB), and professional caregiver burden index. The data were analyzed by using the t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression with the SPSS/windows version 21.0 program. Results: The influencing factors for nurse burden include day shift, DPB, self-esteem, social support, which explain 28.0% of care burden of nurses. Conclusion: To reduce the burden of the nurses, there needs to be an administrative system that focuses on enhancing their self-esteem and social support. Active institutional support may be necessary for the nurses taking care of elderly patients with dementia.

Predicting hospice appropriateness for nursing home residents with dementia in Korea: A systematic review approach

Background: Korea is one of the fastest aging societies; the number of elderly who die due to Alzheimer dementia has increaseddramatically. The benefits of hospice care were recognized in effective pain management, advance-care planning, decreasedhospitalization, decreased aggressive treatment, and increased job satisfaction. To estimate life expectancy of residents withdementia precisely is difficult, exacerbating the ability to provide palliative care for residents with dementia. However, theunderuse of hospice care in nursing homes (NHs) is a major problem in Korea. Few researchers have identified the needs ofpeople dying with dementia in NHs in Korea. The purpose of this paper was to review and discuss hospice-eligibility assessmenttools. Methods: Four tools were available for discussion at the point of investigation: the Functional Assessment Staging Scale,Alzheimer’s Hospice Placement Evaluation Scale, Advanced Dementia Prognostic Tool from the U.S. Hospice Medicare guidelines,and Global Deterioration Scale. Results: Major problems are underuse of hospice care and lack of guidelines to assess hospice in patients with dementia inKorea. Conclusion: Successfully categorizing elders with dementia as hospice enrollees in Korea will improve the quality of end-of-lifecare for increasing numbers of elders with dementia and their family members.

Activities of daily living and cognitive status: associations with urinary incontinence in Korea

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent condition among nursing home (NH) residents and a major cause of undesirable health outcomes and high costs of care. The overall aim is to determine the association between activities of daily living (ADL) and cognitive status among elderly residents with UI in NHs in Korea. Secondary analyses from a cross-sectional study were performed in this study. Records of 221 elderly residents aged 65 or above who had no indwelling Foley catheter, were included. UI, ADL, cognitive status, depressive symptoms and co-morbidities were measured through interviews with the residents and staff nurses. Logistic regression models were developed to assess the association between UI and ADL and cognitive status. The mean age of the participants was 80·3 (±7·2). Approximately 68% (n = 150) had UI based on information obtained from nurses. Age, gender, hypertension, arthritis, walking ability, ADL and cognitive status were significant factors in the univariate analyses. For the logistic regression model, ADL [odd ratio, 1·41; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1·26–1·57] and cognitive status (odd ratio, 1·10; 95% CI, 1·02–1·18) remained significant predictors for UI, after controlling for demographics and co-morbidities. The ability to perform ADL and cognitive status are two factors that are strongly associated with UI. Future studies should examine the impact of environmental and organizational factors on UI in NH residents in Korea to develop a comprehensive and culturally sensitive intervention for this population.