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KMID : 0614820090150040593
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2009 Volume.15 No. 4 p.593 ~ p.600
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The Relations of Nurses’ Job Stress and Knowledge, Attitude and Care Behavior for Elderly Patients
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Yoon Sook-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to examine the relation of nurses’ job stress and knowledge, attitude and care behavior for elderly patient in hospitals.
Method: One hundred ninety one nurses caring the elderly patients in hospitals in Ilsan, Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do were subjects. The data was collected between Sept. 21 and 31, 2009. Data was analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation with SPSS/Win 17.0 and the fitness of pathway models with AMOS 5.0.
Results: The mean scores of job stress and knowledge were in middle range, and attitude and care behavior were in a little higher range. The fitness of hypothetical model was excellent. Job stress had direct effects on attitude and care behavior, knowledge had direct effect on attitude and attitude had direct effect on care behavior. But the pathways related to job stress and attitude and job stress and care behavior were not significant. In modified model deleted the pathway between job stress and attitude, the pathway related to job stress and behavior also was not significant.
Conclusion: Education related to the elderly for nurses to improve care behavior is needed continuously.
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KEYWORD
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Nurse, Job stress, Knowledge, Attitude, Care behavior
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