| Autor: |
Ji Eun Lee, Aejin Goo, Dong Wook Shin, Jun Hyun Yoo, Korean Geriatrics Society End-of-Life Research Group |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 63-70 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2508-4798 |
| DOI: |
10.4235/agmr.19.0010 |
| Popis: |
Background : Advance care planning (ACP) allows patients to declare their preferences for life-sustaining and hospice palliative care. However, the perception of ACP remains low in Korea. The present study assessed the attitudes and status of medical professionals in relation to end-of-life care decisions in older and noncancerous patients.Methods : This descriptive correlation study was performed to understand the attitudes regarding and status of ACP and advance directives (AD). For this purpose, we conducted a survey of members who attended the Spring Conference of the Korean Geriatrics Society in May 2015 using a questionnaire that included questions on experiences related to AD, opinions on disturbance factors and improvement measures, and questions about the status of their medical institutions.Results : All of 181 respondents were doctors. Among the respondents, 21.7% had the experience of treating patients who had completed an AD. Medical professionals saw AD use as appropriate for terminal patients with less than 6 months of life expectancy, as well as those with degenerative neurological disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, chronic diseases such as chronic renal disease, and early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.Conclusion : The results showed that geriatrics medical professionals agreed with the necessity for AD in noncancerous terminal diseases and that consideration of a family-centered decision-making culture, legal protection for medical professionals, and education of the general public and medical professionals will be helpful for the popularization of AD. |
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