Knowledge and Attitudes toward Advance Directives among Middle-Aged Women.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigated knowledge of and attitudes toward advance directives (ADs) among middle-aged women in South Korea, their willingness to write ADs in the future, and the factors related to knowledge of and attitudes toward ADs.

Methods

Data were collected using a self-administrated questionnaire completed by 154 middle-aged women aged 50 to 64 from February to March 2020. The questionnaire asked about participants' knowledge of and attitude toward ADs, willingness to write ADs in the future, experiences with life-sustaining treatment within their families, experience making decisions about life-sustaining treatment, and demographic characteristics.

Results

Scores for both knowledge of and attitude toward ADs were relatively high. About 60% of participan

SUBMITTER: Choi JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180045 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature