Factor structure investigation of perceived facilitators and barriers in end‐of‐life care among Korean nurses
Keywords
end-of-life, palliative care, psychometrics, questionnaire, statistical factor analysis
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Korean version of a questionnaire assessing facilitators/barriers in end‐of‐life care that was originally developed for nurses in the USA.
Methods: Back‐translation was undertaken to produce the Korean version. A principal component analysis with varimax rotation and Cronbach's alpha was used to test factorial validity and reliability, respectively.
Results: The analysis examined data from 383 nurses in a tertiary hospital in Korea. For end‐of‐life care facilitators, five factors accounted for 59% of the total variance. The factors were labeled “family preparedness”, “support for nurses”, “nurse–patient relationship”, “transition after death”, and “decision‐making”. Six factors, explaining 59% of the variance, were extracted for end‐of‐life care barriers. These factors were “misunderstanding patient's will”, “preoccupied nursing workload”, “lack of institutional support”, “dealing with family's maladaptive coping”, “visiting hours”, and “communication about patient's status with family members”. Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 for the 23 facilitator items and 0.90 for the 24 barrier items.
Conclusion: Overall, the findings demonstrate that the questionnaire has measurement properties in a sample of Korean nurses. Further studies are needed with different populations to reflect end‐of‐life care in various clinical settings.
Original Publication Citation
Lee, J., Choi, M., Kim, S., & Beckstrand, R. (2013). Factor structure investigation of perceived facilitators and barriers in end-of-life care among Korean nurses. Japan Journal of Nursing Science.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Lee, JuHee; Choi, Mona; Kim, So-sun; and Beckstrand, Renea L., "Factor structure investigation of perceived facilitators and barriers in end‐of‐life care among Korean nurses" (2013). Faculty Publications. 5316.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5316
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2013-03-25
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/8050
Publisher
Japan Journal of Nursing Science
Language
English
College
Nursing
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