Working Conditions in Home Health Care Nursing: A Survey of Home Care Nurses in Hospitals in Korea / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 1229-1237, 2005.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-206249
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this research was to address the working conditions of home health nurses through a nationwide home health agency survey conducted at hospitals.METHOD:
The mail surveys were sent to 303 home health nurses nation wide and returned with a response rate of 71.8%.RESULT:
(a) Seventy-five percent of home health agencies were established within the past5 years and half of home health nurses are over 40 years old. (b) Working conditions were considered as follows Seventy-one percent of respondents were full-time employees, sixty-sixpercent of home health nurses had unscheduled visits on a regular day of duty and forty-eight percent were on vacation. Fifty-one percent of home health nurses have experienced traffic accidents and paid penalties (65.9%). Self-reported monthly income level per year was an average of 28,364,000 won. (c) Rates were significantly higher for shoulder pain (61.5%), lower back pain (54.1%), knee pain (39.4%), and gastrointestinal problems (33.0%).CONCLUSION:
These baseline results show the importance of improving home health nursing working conditions, a comprehensive prevention system and safeguards from physical discomfort.
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Assunto principal:
Coleta de Dados
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Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária
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Serviços Hospitalares de Assistência Domiciliar
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Agências de Assistência Domiciliar
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Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Ano de publicação:
2005
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