Table 4 Correlation between EOLC care stress, calling, resilience and EOLC performance (n = 206)
Variables | Physical | Psychological | Spiritual | EOLC performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | r (p) | |
EOLC stress |  |  |  | 0.253(< .001) |
  Negative attitude of patient and his/her family members | 0.112 (.109) | 0.296(< .001) | 0.160(.021) |  |
  Burden about bereavement care | 0.103 (.142) | 0.272(< .001) | 0.173(.013) |  |
  Difficulty of allocating time to dying patient | 0.126 (.072) | 0.226(.001) | 0.165(.018) |  |
  Overloaded duty | -0.035 (.618) | 0.132(.058) | 0.125(.073) |  |
  Conflict about limitations of medicine | 0.143 (.040) | 0.261(< .001) | 0.090(.196) |  |
  Human relation conflict with dying patient | 0.038 (.592) | 0.026(.712) | -0.006(.934) |  |
  Insufficiency in professional knowledge and skill | 0.096 (.170) | 0.033(.634) | -0.009(.896) |  |
Calling |  |  |  | 0.424(< .001) |
  Transcendent summons | 0.197 (.005) | 0.224(.001) | 0.250(< .001) |  |
  Purpose/meaning | 0.332(< .001) | 0.335(< .001) | 0.240(.001) |  |
  Prosocial orientation | 0.305(< .001) | 0.296(< .001) | 0.193(.005) |  |
Resilience |  |  |  | 0.397(< .001) |
  Hardiness | 0.241(< .001) | 0.289(< .001) | 0.191(.006) |  |
  Persistence | 0.273(< .001) | 0.387(< .001) | 0.220(.001) |  |
  Optimism | 0.228(.001) | 0.255(< .001) | 0.164(.019) |  |
  Support | 0.213(.002) | 0.220(.002) | -0.041(.560) |  |
  Spiritual influence | 0.180(.010) | 0.119(.088) | 0.186(.007) |  |