Eunmi Ham ¹, Eun Ja Yeun ¹, Misoon Jeon ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, KR
2 Department of Nursing, Baekseok University, KR

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to analyze the awareness towards death among Korean using Q-methodology, to offer a data for care intervention of Korean people. Methods/Statistical Analysis: A convenience sample of 31 participants, who were living in community residence at two Metropolitan Cities, classified 40 Q-samples using nine point scales. The collected data were analyzed using QUANL program. Findings: Three Perspectives emerged on awareness towards death in Korean people: life-attached, traditionalist, and death-rejecter. The three factors accounted 48.4% of total variance: factor 1 (32.7%), factor 2 (8.6%), and factor 3 (7.1%), respectively. Of the total 31 participants, 13 belonged to factor 1, 11 belonged to factor 2 and 7 to factor 3. The results of the study will conduce to understanding that healthcare providers have of the awareness of Korean people toward death. Improvements/Applications: The findings represent that differentiated interventions for death education program is recommended based on the three perspectives of death awareness in Korea.

Keywords

Awareness, Death, Korean Socio-Cultural Context, Q-Methodology.

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Eun Ja Yeun ¹, Misoon Jeon ², Young Mi Lee ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul - 05029, KR
2 College of Nursing, Catholic University of Pusan, 57 Oryundae-ro, Geumjeong-gu, Busan - 46252, KR
3 Department of Nursing, Baekseok University, 76 Munam-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do - 31065, KR

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of sitz bath massage on postoperative pain, anxiety, and mood states in patients with hemorrhoidectomy as a nonequivalent control group pre-post test design. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Forty-four patients with hemorrhoidectomy were followed post-operatively: 23 subjects in the experimental group who received sitz bath massage, and 21 in the control group who taken only sitz bath. A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain and anxiety, while the Korean Profile of Mood States-Brief (K-POMS-B) was used utilized to evaluate mood states. The data were analyzed by χ2-test, t-test, and repeated measure ANOVA. Findings: While the experimental group showed no significant difference in pain, there was significant difference in the experimental group in terms of anxiety. The experimental group showed significant difference in mood states compared to the control group. Sitz bath massage could be regarded as an effective nursing intervention for decreasing and relieving post-operative anxiety and mood status. Improvements/Applications: Sitz bath massage has been shown to be an effective intervention for hemorrhoidectomy. These findings could be used in nursing and midwifery practices and future relevant research.

Keywords

Anxiety, Hemorrhoidectomy, Mood State, Pain, Sitz Bath Massage.

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