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Working Conditions in Home Health Care Nursing: A Survey of Home Care Nurses in Hospitals in Korea / 간호학회지
Article en Ko | WPRIM | ID: wpr-206249
Biblioteca responsable: WPRO
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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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Recolección de Datos / Enfermería en Salud Comunitaria / Servicios de Atención a Domicilio Provisto por Hospital / Agencias de Atención a Domicilio / Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio / Corea (Geográfico) Límite: Adult / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Ko Revista: Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Recolección de Datos / Enfermería en Salud Comunitaria / Servicios de Atención a Domicilio Provisto por Hospital / Agencias de Atención a Domicilio / Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio / Corea (Geográfico) Límite: Adult / Female / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Ko Revista: Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article