Department of Nursing, Shinhan University, Uijeongbu 21936, Korea.
College of Medicine, Department of Nursing, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 16;16(16):2946. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162946.
This study provides basic data for enhancing coping abilities in emergencies concerning direct long-term care (LTC) workers, which is necessary for providing safe care for elderly patients living in facilities and at home. A survey was conducted including 327 care workers who officially qualified as long-term providers for elderly patients through elderly care facilities and a domiciliary service center. The majority (91.4%) of the care workers surveyed experienced an emergency, but of them, only 36.4% performed first aid and 56.8% failed to perform first aid, for which the emergency was reported to nurses. The average score regarding first aid knowledge was 8.40 out of 21, and the mean scores for the subtopics of basic life support and general first aid were low (3.56 out of 7 and 5.84 out of 14, respectively). Nearly three-quarters (72.5%) responded that they were unaware of emergency coping methods, and the score for coping abilities in emergencies was also low (52.93 out of 100). The results indicate that factors affecting coping abilities in emergencies were related to the size of the workplace and first aid experience. We propose the development and implementation of an emergency coping training program focusing on case studies for direct LTC workers.
本研究为增强直接长期护理（LTC）工作人员应对突发事件的能力提供了基础数据，这对于为居住在设施和家中的老年患者提供安全护理是必要的。该研究通过老年护理机构和家庭服务中心对 327 名正式获得老年患者长期护理资格的护理人员进行了调查。调查的护理人员中，大多数（91.4%）经历过突发事件，但其中只有 36.4%进行了急救，而 56.8%没有进行急救，并向护士报告了紧急情况。急救知识的平均得分为 21 分中的 8.40 分，基础生命支持和一般急救的平均分较低（7 分中的 3.56 分和 14 分中的 5.84 分）。近四分之三（72.5%）的人表示他们不知道应急应对方法，应急应对能力的得分也较低（100 分中的 52.93 分）。结果表明，影响应急应对能力的因素与工作场所的规模和急救经验有关。我们建议为直接的长期护理工作人员制定并实施一项以案例研究为重点的应急应对培训计划。
