영양부족 노인환자 영양간호 가이드라인에 대한 병원 간호사의 인지도와 수행도

Nurses Awareness and Performance of Evidence-based Guidelines for Undernutrition Management among Elderly People

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the gap between awareness and performance of evidence-based guidelines for management of under nutrition to elderly people in general hospitals. Methods: In this descriptive study, a total of 186 nurses working in three general hospitals have participated. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient with SPSS/WIN Statistics 19.0 program. Results: There is statistically significant difference between awareness and performance in nutrition assessment (t=13.45, p<. 001), intervention (t=16.31, p<. 001), and evaluation (t=10.12, p<. 001). Conclusion: Study findings showed that the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for management of undernutrition to elderly people is recommended in nursing practice.