The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of dementia knowledge, burden from behavioral psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and empathy in the caring behavior of certified caregivers in nursing homes. Methods: The participants in this study were 203 caregivers who worked in 15 institutions. They were selected by quota sampling from 177 nursing homes in Jeollanam-do. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Knowledge about dementia actually did not influence caring behavior (β=-.10, p=.197), but empathy towards elderly people (β=.23, p=.004) and the burden of BPSD (β=.16, p=.032) was found to have a positive influence on caring behaviors. Conclusion: The findings show that the factors that influence caring behaviors were empathy and the burden of BPSD and empathy was the most influential factor. Thus, there is a need to develop arbitration programs and include in the programs a caregiver curriculum directed at raising the level of empathy in caregivers. Also, continuous education to enable quick and accurate detection of BPSD and on how to handle it is crucial for caregivers in this sector.
Mokpo Christian HospitalPurpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the current status of research related to evidence-based nursing and to suggest directions for the future of evidence-based nursing practice, education and research. Methods: A search was done of 20 research publications, including domestic nursing journals, nursing master's theses and doctoral dissertations before November 2016. Finally, 183 studies were selected. The selected papers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and x 2 test with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: Most of papers examined in this study were journal articles (80.9%). Meta-analysis (35.0%) was the most common study design. Methodological characteristics were as follows: before 2010 about 5% were documents that suggested Priori' design, generation of PICO, search strategy, quality assessment and description of quality assessment outcome, but after 2011, these designs increased to 30.8%, 73.1%, 41.0%, 91.0% and 65.4%, respectively. The most frequent topics for evidence-based nursing implementation were evidence-based nursing readiness (16 papers). Highest frequency topics in systematic reviews and meta-analysis were studies that confirmed the intervention effect of exercise programs. The highest frequency topics in guideline were temperature control. Conclusion: Researchers' perceptions to improve research methodological quality and education to strengthen the research capability are necessary.
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