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KMID : 0948220090130010085
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2009 Volume.13 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.94
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Death Anxiety and Attitude on Death in Hospice Volunteers
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Kim Myung-Hee
Lee Byoung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to identify death anxiety and attitude on death in hospice volunteers.
Method: The subjects were 267 hospice volunteers from six general hospitals in Daegu-Kyungbuk area. Tools for the death anxiety developed by Park(1995) and the attitude for death, the Korean version of Thorson & Powell(1988) were used. SPSS/Win 12.0 was used for statistical analyses.
Result: The average score of the death anxiety was 2.12(SD .59) in 4 score scale. In death anxiety, there were significant differences according to sex, occupation, religion and the frequency of volunteer service. And, these variables explained 11.6% of death anxiety. The average score of subject’s attitude to death was 2.91(SD .59) in 4 score scale, revealing the positive attitude to death. In attitude on death, there were significant differences according to religion, frequency of participating volunteer service, experience of the death of close relatives and the motivation of participating volunteer service. And these explained 6.6% of attitude on death. Negative correlation was found between the death anxiety and the attitude on death.
Conclusion: The variables affecting death anxiety and attitude on death, such as sex, occupation, religion and frequency of participating volunteer services, and the motivation of participating volunteer services should be considered in the development of programs for hospice volunteers.
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KEYWORD
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hospice, volunteer, death, anxiety, attitude
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