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KMID : 0922320230300010059
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2023 Volume.30 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.68
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Effects of Empathy for the Elderly, the Nursing Work Environment, and Person-centered Care on Geriatric Nursing Practice Among University Hospital Nurses
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Abstract
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Purpose: We investigated the association between empathy for the elderly, the nursing work environment, person-centered care, and geriatric nursing practice among university hospital nurses and factors that affect geriatric nursing practice.
Method: We administered questionnaires to 178 nurses between May 23 and June 21, 2022 at a university hospital in city D. We used descriptive statistics, the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, the scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis for data analysis.
Results: We observed a statistically significant positive correlation between nurses’ geriatric nursing practice and empathy for the elderly, the nursing work environment, and person-centered care. Empathy for the elderly was positively correlated with the nursing work environment and person-centered care, and the nursing work environment showed a statistically significant positive correlation with person-centered care. Empathy for the elderly and the nursing work environment significantly affected geriatric nursing practice. The overall explanatory power of the regression model was 33.4%.
Conclusion: Greater awareness and implementation of various educational programs that promote empathy for the elderly are necessary to improve nursing care for the elderly population. Furthermore, adequate manpower and material support are important to improve the nursing work environment among nurses employed at university hospitals.
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KEYWORD
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Empathy, Geriatric Nursing, Nurse, Patient-centered Care, Work Environment
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