Gender and couple status differences in advance care planning: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Past studies have shown mixed results on how gender and living with a spouse or partner impact advance care planning (ACP). Few if any have tested for the interaction between these two variables.

Objective

We examined how gender and couple status interact to impact the use of ACP practices including written instructions, designating a durable power of attorney for healthcare (DPOAHC), and discussing one's decisions with others.

Design

We used cross-sectional data taken from the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal study of adults over the age of 50 in the United States.

Methods

Data are from 632 respondents who died between the 2016 core survey and the 2018 exit survey. Participants had completed the 2016 survey and had a proxy informant compl

SUBMITTER: Baughman KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459587 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature