J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2022 Apr;28(1):34-44. 10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.1.34.

Predictors of Person-Centered Care among Nurses in Adult Intensive Care Units

• Joo YS
• Jang YS

• KMID: 2529720
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.1.34

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the level of Person-centered Critical Care Nursing (PCCN) and the factors influencing PCCN for nurses in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Methods: This study was designed by cross-sectional descriptive correlational study. The participants included 147 ICU nurses in two general hospitals in Seoul, Korea. Demographic characteristics, PCCN, communication skills, professionalism, and work environment were measured. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple linear regression with the SPSS/Win 25.0 program.
Results
The average age of the participants was 29.6±4.7 years and the mean work experience in the ICU was 4.67±3.52 years. The level of PCCN was 3.70±0.41, which was moderate to high, and it significantly showed a positive correlation with therapeutic communication skills (r=.66, p<.001), global interpersonal communication competence (r=.42,p<.001), professionalism (r=.38, p<.001), and work environment (r=.16, p=.048). The factors influencing PCCN were identified as therapeutic communication skill and global interpersonal communication competence (Adj R 2 =.45, p<.001).
Conclusion
The findings of this study were confirmed that the strategies to promote PCCN are necessary to enhance therapeutic communication skill and global interpersonal communication competence. In addition, they may be particularly meaningful in providing basic data for nursing education and future intervention development research to promote PCCN for the ICU nurses. For improving PCCN for healthcare providers in ICU, further studies should be conducted to develop education and intervention programs.

Keyword

Person-Centered Care; Intensive Care Units; Communication