Research Team for Promoting Independence of the Elderly, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.
Institute for Future Engineering, Tokyo, Japan.
PLoS One. 2018 Aug 9;13(8):e0202277. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202277. eCollection 2018.
The aim of our study was to investigate factors associated with burnout of nurses and care workers in nursing homes and geriatric hospitals in Japan. The use of Buddhist priests, the major religion in Japan, was also explored.
Questionnaires for nurses and care workers were sent to 10 care facilities. The survey questions included basic demographic information, the Japanese Burnout Index and the Japanese version of the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care Of Dying Scale Form B. They also asked questions about use of Buddhist priests for tasks such as helping to manage the anxiety or distress of patients, families, and staff, or providing sutra chanting.
In total, 323 questionnaires were returned, of which 260 were used for analysis. Only 18 (6.9%) answered that they had any religious beliefs, which was relatively low compared to 27% from governmental survey data. In total, however, 71% expressed a need for Buddhist priests to help with anxiety or distress among patients. A positive attitude towards providing end-of-life care was a protective factor against depersonalization. It was, however, also related to lower feelings of personal accomplishment.
Care homes and geriatric hospitals may want to consider calling more on religious resources as a support for staff and patients.
本研究旨在探讨与日本养老院和老年医院护士和护理人员 burnout 相关的因素。还探讨了日本主要宗教佛教僧侣的使用情况。
向 10 个护理机构发送了护士和护理人员的问卷。调查问题包括基本人口统计学信息、日本倦怠指数和日本版弗洛梅尔临终关怀态度量表 B。他们还询问了关于使用佛教僧侣的问题,例如帮助管理患者、家属和员工的焦虑或困扰,或提供诵经。
共收回 323 份问卷,其中 260 份用于分析。只有 18 人(6.9%)回答他们有任何宗教信仰,与政府调查数据的 27%相比相对较低。然而,71%的人表示需要佛教僧侣来帮助患者缓解焦虑或困扰。对提供临终关怀的积极态度是防止人格解体的保护因素。然而,它也与较低的个人成就感有关。
养老院和老年医院可能需要考虑更多地利用宗教资源作为对员工和患者的支持。