Involvement of the Dutch General Population in Advance Care Planning: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
| Autor: | Raijmakers, Natasja J. H., Rietjens, Judith A.C., Kouwenhoven, Pauline S.C., Vezzoni, Cristiano, van Thiel, Ghislaine J.M.W., van Delden, Johannes J.M., van der Heide, Agnes |
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AUTOMATIC data collection systems
COMMUNICATION CONFIDENCE intervals STATISTICAL correlation DECISION making EPIDEMIOLOGY EUTHANASIA PHYSICIAN-patient relations QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding ADVANCE directives (Medical care) LOGISTIC regression analysis DATA analysis CROSS-sectional method DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Palliative Medicine; Sep2013, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p1055-1061, 7p, 4 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | Background and Objective: Advance care planning (ACP) is a process of communication among patients, health care providers, and relatives regarding end-of-life care. The aim of our study was to determine if a representative sample of the Dutch general public is currently involved or is inclined to be engaged in ACP, and to delineate the factors associated with greater engagement. Methods: An online questionnaire was completed by a representative sample of the Dutch general public, derived from an established Internet panel (CentERdata, University of Tilburg, the Netherlands). Results and Conclusions: Although the majority of the Dutch population seems open to discussions about end-of-life care, our study revealed that discussions with physicians are exceedingly rare. To improve ACP as a joint process among patients, relatives, and physicians, the general public's awareness of the importance of end-of-life discussions with their physicians needs to be increased and physicians need to play a more active role by initiating conversations and dialogue regarding end-of-life care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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