임종기 연명치료 중단관련 특성과 사전의료의향서에 대한 노인환자의 태도 = Characteristics of End of Life Sustaining Treatment and Attitudes towards Advance Directives among Geriatric Patients

• 제어번호 : 100283713
• 저자명 : 정승윤 ( Seung Yun Jung ) ,이해정 ( Hae Jung Lee ) ,이성화 ( Sung Hwa Lee )
• 학술지명 : 동서간호학연구지
• 권호사항 : Vol.20 No.2 [2014]
• 발행처 : 경희대학교 동서의학연구소
• 자료유형 : 학술저널
• 수록면 : 103-111(9쪽)
• 언어 : Korean
• 발행년도 : 2014년
• 등재정보 : KCI등재후보
• 주제어 : Advance directives elderly ,terminal care

초록 (Abstract)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of life-sustaining treatment and attitudes towards advance directives among geriatric patients. Methods: The elderly participants (N=146) were recruited from a university hospital from October 30, 2012 to March 31, 2013. A questionnaire for collecting data of participants’ characteristics, their experiences related to life-sustaining treatment, and attitudes towards advance directives was used. The data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 17. Results: Most participants (84.9%) were in favor of advance directives. Although most of participants wanted to receive CPR for sudden cardiac arrest (78.8%) and pain control medication (74.0%), most preferred to refuse life-sustaining treatments such as tracheostomy (96.6%) or ventilator (87.0%). Participants who had a family or acquaintances with CPR experiences (U=852.00 p=.038), had discussed with their family and acquaintances regarding end-of-life sustaining treatment (t=2.91, p=.004), or made decisions about refusing the life sustaining treatments (t=3.19, p=.002) preferred to have advance directives than those who did not. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggested the potential benefits of educational programs about advance directives for the end-of-life for geriatric patients to make decisions for life-sustaining treatments in advance.