Influence of Moral Sensitivity and Nursing Practice Environment in Person-centered Care in Long-term Care Hospital Nurses

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine effects of moral sensitivity and nursing practice environment on person-centered care by nurses in long-term care hospitals. Methods: Participants in this study were 118 nurses, with a least 4 months experience working in a long-term care hospital in Daegu City or North Gyeongsang Province. Data were collected from March 17 to 28, 2017 using questionnaires about general characteristics, the Korean Version Person-centered Care Assessment Tool, the Korean Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire, and the Korean Version of the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and hierarchial multiple regression analysis with the IBM SPSS statistics 19.0 Program. Results: Person-centered care showed significantly positive correlations with moral sensitivity (r=.21, p=.024) and nursing practice environment (r=.62, p