A Study on Impact of End-of-Life Care Intention of Geriatric Social Workers
Title
A Study on Impact of End-of-Life Care Intention of Geriatric Social Workers
Author(s)
권성애
; 박용순
; 송진영
Keyword
임종케어
; 임종케어의향
; 노인전문사회복지사
; 사전의료의향서
; 호스피스 케어
; End-of-life Care
; End-of-life Care Intention
; Geriatric Social Worker
; Advance Care Directives
; Hospice Care
Publication Year
2014-06-30
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.34 No.2, pp.187-218
Abstract
This study focused on geriatric social workers in Korea, and the purpose of this study was to explore the effect of end-of-life care intention. To achieve the goal, this paper was surveyed 264 geriatric social workers in Seoul and Kyunggi-do. For analysis, SPSS 20.0 was utilized in technical statistics and the regression analysis. The results of the study were: 1) awareness of need to provide end-of-life care was represented the greatest influence on end-of-life care intention. 2) value for the end-of-life care among professional factor of end-of-life care was influenced on end-of-life care intention. 3) experience for the end-of-life care among professional factor of end-of-life care was influenced on end-of-life care intention. 4) some results of correlation analysis differed form results of regression analysis. Based on the result, some implications to increase end-of-life care intertion of geriatric social workers was discussed.