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KMID : 0892719980020020217
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
1998 Volume.2 No. 2 p.217 ~ p.238
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Comparison of Role Expectation to Nurses of Cancer Children Mothers and Nurses’ Role Performance
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Kim Mee-Sun
Lee Young-Eun
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Abstract
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Thanks to development of operation, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, cancer, the
second cause of children death, is considered not fatal disease as it used to be but
chronic one requiring long observation and caring. Considering role expectation of cancer
children mothers, nurses’ role performance becomes more important. The purpose of this research is to provide the basis of a practice model for cancer children care, by comparison of role expectation of cancer children mothers and nurses’ role performance.
This research was done through questionnaires from February 12, 1997 to March 13,
1997. 110 nurses caring for cancer children and 102 mothers were surveyed in four
university hospitals in Pusan, two other hospitals in Pusan, one university hospital in
Kyung Nam.
Findings of the research are as the follows;
1. Role expectation of cancer children mothers averaged 4.39±0.39 point very high in
Likert’ s 5 points scale.
2. Nurses’ role performance averaged 3.88±0.44 relatively high but far short of role
expectation of cancer children mothers.
3. The comparison was statistically significant in all sixteen areas including prevention
care, physical care, and acute care(t=8.90, p<0.001).
4. Treatment methods(F=4.47, p<0.001), domestic economy(F=5.41, p<0.05), and career
of mothers(F=5.72, p<0.001) show significant differences in role expectation. On the
contrary, age and sex of children, diagnosis, lapse of time after diagnosis, recurrence,
cause of being hospitalized as well as age, educational level, and religion of mothers
don’t have any bearings on role expectation.
5. Nurses’ age(F=4.38, p<0.01), marriage(F=8.00, p<0.01), working career(F=2.69,
p<0.05), and degree of complacency in pediatric ward(F=3.91, p<0.05) show significant
differences in role performance for cancer children. However, religion, degree of being
educated, present status, motive of working in pediatric ward, and type of hospitals that
nurses work for don’t have any significant relation to role performance.
This study validates the hypothesis that nurses’ role performance will vary according
to role expectation of cancer children mothers. Finally, it is suggested that nurses’ role performance will lead to satisfactory result through efficient care in tune with role expectation of cancer children mothers.
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KEYWORD
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cancer children mothers, role expectation, role performance
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