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KMID : 1172020180190010037
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2018 Volume.19 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.50
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Life-sustaining Treatment Attitude, Stress and Advanced Directives Awareness in ICU Nurses
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Um Jung-Kyung
Suh Gil-Hee
Park Sun-Ah
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between attitude and stress on life-sustaining treatment and advanced directives awareness among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used to gather self-reported data from 127 ICU nurses from general hospital.
Results: The mean score of the attitude on life-sustained treatment was 3.23 and stress was 3.74. The mean scores of advanced directives awareness were 2.45 from the viewpoint of nurses, while 2.63 from the viewpoint as family members of nurses. The advanced directives awareness of nurses showed negative correlation with stress on life-sustaining treatment (r=-.218, ??=.014).
Conclusion: Based on the result of this study, the nursing education program is necessary in order to help the patients and their family members play a role as a mediator when they sign the advanced directives. Moreover, nursing intervention needs to be developed to analysis the predisposing factors for stress on life-sustained treat meant and reduce the stress.
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KEYWORD
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Advance directives, Attitude, Intensive care unit, Life support care, Nurse, Stress
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