KMID : 0606420220280020134
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2022 Volume.28 No. 2 p.134 ~ p.144
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Nurses¡¯ attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care in Korea: a cross-sectional survey
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Kim Eun-Hui
Kim Hae-Won
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Abstract
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Purpose: A descriptive correlational survey was conducted to examine nurses¡¯ attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care (PBC) and their relationships, with the ultimate goal of improving nurses¡¯ capabilities related to PBC.
Methods: In total, 136 Korean nurses who had experienced perinatal death at least once participated. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Korean version of Nurses¡¯ Attitudes towards Perinatal Bereavement Support was assessed in terms of three subdomains (attitudes to PBC, importance of policies related to PBC, and importance of training related to PBC), and nurses¡¯ stress was measured.
Results: The participants gave high scores for the attitude-related items of ¡°giving sufficient time to bereaved parents to mourn for their dead baby¡± (4.54 points) and ¡°nurses should treat bereaved parents with respect and dignity¡± (4.51 points), and they perceived a high level of importance for the policy-related items of ¡°every staff member in the hospital should understand the policies relevant for PBC¡± and ¡°when nurses feel emotional exhaustion, they should seek support¡± (4.58 points). Nurses¡¯ attitude toward PBC was associated with the perceived importance of policies (r=.40, p<.001), the perceived importance of PBC-related training (r=.61, p<.001), and stress related to PBC (r=.29, p<.001). Nurses¡¯ perceived importance of PBC-related training was associated with stress related to PBC (r=.38, p<.001).
Conclusion: Establishing hospital policies related to PBC and providing PBC training for nurses could positively affect nurses¡¯ attitudes toward PBC. A stress management program for nurses could reduce the stress caused by PBC.
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KEYWORD
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Attitude, Bereavement, Perinatal death
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