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Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Abortion and Perceptions of Euthanasia and Good death

간호대학생의 낙태에 대한 태도와 안락사 및 좋은 죽음에 대한 인식

  • 김경숙 (남서울대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2021.02.04
  • Accepted : 2021.03.20
  • Published : 2021.03.28
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Abstract

This study was attempted to understand the relationship between the attitudes toward abortion, euthanasia, and the level of perception of good death among nursing college students and related factors. The data were collected by using structured questionnaires and the subjects were selected in C and G city. The research method was a descriptive research study, and the mean, standard deviation, frequency analysis, and Pearson's correlation coefficients were analyzed for the variables. The results of this study are as follows. The degree of support for the abortion opposition was 2.51±.56 (score range 1-4), and the opposition to abortion was superior to the approval..The perception of euthanasia was 3.06±.47 points (4 point scale), which was positively recognized at a higher level than the middle, and the good death perception was 2.97±.47 points (4 point scale), which was moderate. 97.1% of the respondents said that they had abortion decisions, and 5.7% of the university students experienced abortion. The attitude toward abortion showed negative correlation with the attitude toward euthanasia (r=-.374, p<.001), showing that the more supportive the anti-abortion, the more positive the attitude toward euthanasia. Therefore, it is necessary to educate the subjects to protect and respect the human rights of patients based on the dignity of life and humanistic thinking while providing nursing services.

본 연구는 간호학 전공 대학생의 낙태와 안락사에 대한 태도 및 좋은 죽음에 대한 인식 수준과 관련요인과의 관계를 파악하기 위하여 시도되었다. 자료조사는 C시 및 G시에 소재한 대학교 2곳의 간호학 전공 학생들을 대상자로 선정하여 구조화된 설문지를 통하여 이루어졌다. 연구방법은 서술적 조사연구로서 변인에 대한 평균과 표준편차, 빈도분석, Pearson's correlation coefficients 분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과, 대상자의 낙태 반대에 대한 지지정도는 2.51±.56점(점수범위 1-4)으로 낙태에 대한 반대가 찬성보다 우위에 있었다. 안락사에 대한 인식은 3.06±.47점(4점 척도)로 중간보다 높은 수준으로 긍정적으로 인식하였고, 좋은 죽음 인식은 2.97±.47점(4점 척도)으로 중간 정도로 나타났다. 낙태에 대한 의사결정은 97.1%가 임신한 여성에게 있다고 하였으며 낙태를 경험한 대학생은 5.7%였다. 낙태에 대한 태도는 안락사에 대한 태도와 부적 상관관계(r=-.374, p<.001)를 보여 낙태반대를 지지할수록 안락사에 대해 긍정적인 태도를 나타내었다. 따라서 대상자들이 간호서비스를 제공하면서 생명의 존엄성과 인본주의적 사고에 기초하여 환자의 인권을 보호하고 존중할 수 있도록 생명과 죽음과 관련된 윤리교육이 필요하다.

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