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KMID : 0869520170230020171
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2017 Volume.23 No. 2 p.171 ~ p.179
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Nurses and Physicians’ Attitudes toward Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Knowledge of the Guideline of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
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Kim Ji-Seon
Moon Seong-Mi
Nam Kyung-A
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of current study was to investigate nurses and physicians’ attitudes towards withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST) and knowledge about withdrawal of LST guideline by Korean Medical Association.
Methods: Data were collected from 345 nurses and 88 physicians using a self-report questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test or χ2 test.
Results: Participants’ attitudes towards withdrawal of LST were positive and there was no significant difference between nurses and physicians. Nurses’ knowledge of the guideline for withdrawal of LST was significantly higher than that of physicians, whereas physicians’ knowledge of the purpose of the guideline was significantly higher than that of nurses.
Conclusions: Nurses and physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward withdrawal of LST may affect the quality of life of patients and their families. The result of this study may be helpful to design a program for improving the perception on LST of healthcare providers.
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KEYWORD
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Life support care, Guidelines, Attitude, Knowledge
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