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KMID : 0388320010080010095
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2001 Volume.8 No. 1 p.95 ~ p.104
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Development of a Scale to Measure Attitude Euthanasia by Korean Nurses
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Abstract
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This study was done to develop an euthanasia attitude scale. Subjects who participated in the study were a convenience sample of 234 Korean nurses. Data were collected through a survey over a period of three months.
The analysis of the data was done using SPSS PC for descriptive statistics, factor analysis and Cronbach´s Coefficient Alpha.
Initially 63 items were generated from interview data from eighteen nurses and from a literature review.
This preliminary scale was analyzed for a reliability and validity.
The results are as follow:
1. Crombach´s Coefficient alpha for the 19 items was .8804.
2. Factor analysis was done in order to confirm construct validity and four factor were extracted from the results. These contributed 56.6% of the variance in the total score.
3. Each factor was labled ´quality of life´. ´respect of life, ´client´s right´,´medical ethics´.
The author suggests that this scale could be used in assessing the attitude of Korean nurses toward euthanasia.
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