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Nurses' Experiences of End-of-life Care for Elderly Patients in Long-term Care Hospitals
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Chun Yee Lee, Ga Eon Lee
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(2):199-211. Published online June 30, 2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.2.199
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the essence and the meaning of nurses’ experiences of end-of-life care (EOLC) for elderly patients in the long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).
Methods
Data were gathered from 12 nurses who had been working at LTCHs in Korea through one-on-one interviews and the data were analyzed by Colaizzi's phenomenological method.
Results
The emergent 5 themes were ‘Doing the best for protecting patients’ life’, ‘Providing a comfortable dying process for patients’, ‘Supporting a family’s keeping on patient’s death’, ‘Reflecting on life’ and ‘Desiring for the establishment of a humanity end-of-life care environment’.
Conclusion
The end-of-life care for the elderly patients includes supporting elderly patients’ comfortable dying process and helping the family keep the death of the elderly. The results indicated that physical facilities and end-of-life nursing capacity should be established in LTCHs for improving the quality of EOLC.
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Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by  - Self-reflection of a General Ward Nurses on the Experience of End-of-Life Care for a Patient who Decided to Suspend Life-sustaining Treatment: van Manen's Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach
Hee Jung Hong
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2023; 35(3): 273. CrossRef - Registered Nurses’ Experiences of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes of South Korea: A Qualitative Study
Soo-Jung Chang
Healthcare.2022; 10(11): 2213. CrossRef - Nurses’ Experiences on End-of-Life Care for Older Patients in Long-Term Care Hospitals: Focusing on the Process of Practice and Barriers
Iktae Kim, Jun-Ah Song
Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing.2021; 23(3): 311. CrossRef
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The Experiences of Family Caregivers under the Long-term Care Insurance
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Eun Young Kim, Ga Eon Lee, Sam Sook Kim, Chun Yee Lee
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2012;23(4):347-357. Published online December 31, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.4.347
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of family caregivers who care for the elderly under Long-term Care Insurance.
METHODS
Data were collected using focus group interviews and analyzed using a phenomenological approach. The four focus groups consisted of eight caregivers, two social workers and three nurses in B city, Korea.
RESULTS
Five themes were identified: 'Obtaining a care-helper certification for employment', 'Taking care of the elderly in their homes', 'Difficulties due to life changes', 'Difficulties due to reduced wages' and 'Dissatisfaction with the Long-term Care Insurance operating system'.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study demonstrate that the long-term care system for family caregivers faces many systematic challenges in providing care for the elderly harmoniously in their home. To help them succeed in their tasks, Long-term Care Insurance system must offer respite and support programs to family caregivers.
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Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by - Influence of home care services on caregivers' burden and satisfaction
Eun‐Young Kim, Hyun‐E Yeom
Journal of Clinical Nursing.2016; 25(11-12): 1683. CrossRef - Effects of family caregivers on the use of formal long‐term care in South Korea
E.‐Y. Kim, E. Cho, N.‐J. Lee
International Nursing Review.2013; 60(4): 520. CrossRef
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