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KMID : 0922320160230010090
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2016 Volume.23 No. 1 p.90 ~ p.99
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The Influences of Death Attitudes and Emotional Intelligence On Hospice Volunteers' Perception of Life as meaningful
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Yoo Myung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influences of emotional intelligence and attitudes about death on hospice volunteers' perception of life as meaningful.
Methods: In this study, 232 hospice volunteers who were serving at 3 university hospitals and 7 general hospitals for 6 months or longer. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from January 20 to February 15, 2016. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent-tests, one way ANOVAs, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analyses with SPSS 21.0.
Results: Hospice volunteers' perception of life as meaningful was positively correlated with their attitudes toward death and emotional intelligence. The significant predictors of perception of meaning were emotional intelligence, attitudes toward death, religion and perceived health status. These variables explained 41.0% of the variance in hospice volunteers' perception of life as meaningful.
Conclusion: These results suggest that hospice volunteers perceptions of life as meaningful can be changed positively by increasing emotional intelligence and positive attitudes about death.
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KEYWORD
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Hospice Volunteers, Attitude to Death, Emotional Intelligence, Value of Life
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