Table 2 Levels of Terminal care stress, calling, resilience, terminal care performance (n = 206)
Variables (Item No.) | Item score | Totat score | Min | Max | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M ± SD | M ± SD | ||||
EOLC stress (42) | 3.68 ± 0.51 | 154.69 ± 21.27 | 89 | 210 | 42 ~ 210 |
  Negative attitude of patient and his/her family members (10) | 3.80 ± 0.63 | 38.00 ± 6.25 | 17 | 50 | 10 ~ 50 |
  Burden about bereavement care (8) | 3.62 ± 0.59 | 28.94 ± 4.74 | 16 | 40 | 8 ~ 40 |
  Difficulty of allocating time to dying patient (6) | 3.29 ± 0.77 | 19.73 ± 4.60 | 8 | 30 | 6 ~ 30 |
  Overloaded duty (5) | 3.80 ± 0.66 | 18.98 ± 3.30 | 5 | 25 | 5 ~ 25 |
  Conflict about limitations of medicine (6) | 3.77 ± 0.70 | 22.61 ± 4.19 | 10 | 30 | 6 ~ 30 |
  Human relation conflict with dying patient (3) | 3.78 ± 1.14 | 11.33 ± 3.44 | 5 | 53 | 3 ~ 15 |
  Insufficiency in professional knowledge and skill (4) | 3.77 ± 0.62 | 15.10 ± 2.48 | 6 | 20 | 4 ~ 20 |
Calling (12) | 2.29 ± 0.59 | 27.46 ± 7.13 | 13 | 48 | 12 ~ 48 |
  Transcendent summons (4) | 2.00 ± 0.70 | 8.01 ± 2.82 | 4 | 16 | 4 ~ 16 |
  Purpose/meaning (4) | 2.42 ± 0.69 | 9.68 ± 2.78 | 4 | 16 | 4 ~ 16 |
  Prosocial orientation (4) | 2.44 ± 0.68 | 9.76 ± 2.72 | 4 | 16 | 4 ~ 16 |
Resilience (25) | 2.44 ± 0.53 | 60.91 ± 13.17 | 26 | 96 | 0 ~ 100 |
  Hardiness (9) | 2.32 ± 0.61 | 20.84 ± 5.49 | 8 | 35 | 0 ~ 36 |
  Persistence (8) | 2.50 ± 0.61 | 20.03 ± 4.92 | 8 | 32 | 0 ~ 32 |
  Optimism (4) | 2.42 ± 0.67 | 9.67 ± 2.66 | 3 | 16 | 0 ~ 16 |
  Support (2) | 3.16 ± 0.61 | 6.31 ± 1.22 | 1 | 8 | 0 ~ 8 |
  Spiritual influence (2) | 2.03 ± 0.76 | 4.07 ± 1.52 | 1 | 8 | 0 ~ 8 |
EOLC performance (22) | 2.31 ± 0.35 | 50.85 ± 7.77 | 32 | 71 | 22 ~ 88 |
  Physical area (8) | 2.60 ± 0.53 | 20.84 ± 4.22 | 8 | 32 | 8 ~ 32 |
  Psychological area (8) | 2.67 ± 0.47 | 21.38 ± 3.80 | 10 | 32 | 8 ~ 32 |
  Spiritual area (6) | 1.44 ± 0.42 | 8.64 ± 2.51 | 6 | 18 | 6 ~ 24 |