우리나라는 저 출산과 평균수명의 연장으로 2000년에 고령 인구가 7%를 넘어서 고령화 사회에 진입하게 되었고, 2015년 기준으로 65세 이상 노인인구는 전체인구의 13.1%에 달하였 으며 2030년에는 24.3%, 2060년에는 40%를 선회할 것으로 전망하고 있다[1]. 이러한 급속한 고령화와 의료기술의 발달 로 만성질환을 가진 노인 환자의 수가 급증하면서 장기요양을 필요로 하는 입원 환자를 대상으로 요양병원의 수가 빠른 속 도로 증가하여, 2009년 777개였던 요양병원의 수가 2016년 기 준 1,416개로 거의 두 배에 가까운 증가를 나타내었다[2].
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing geriatric nursing practice in nurses working in long-term care hospitals. Methods: The participants were 194 nurses working at 12 long-term care hospitals in B and G city. Data were collected from July 6 to August 8, 2016. SPSS/WIN 18.0 was used for analysis with t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: There was a significant correlation between geriatric nursing practice and empathy for the elders (r=.52, p<.001) and attitude toward caring for the elders (r=.33, p<.001). The factors influencing geriatric nursing practice in participants were empathy for the elders (β=.48, p<.001) and marital status (β=.19, p=.003). These factors contributed 29.1% of the total variance in geriatric nursing practice. Conclusion: Based on the results, educational programs to improve empathic ability for elders by nurses should be developed and implemented to improve geriatric nursing practice of nurses in long-term care hospitals. Also it is necessary to systematically support married nurses with empathy for the elders in long-term care, so that their careers are not cut off and they can continue to practice geriatric nursing successfully.
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