End-of-life health literacy, knowledge and behaviours towards advance care planning among older adults: cross-sectional evidence from Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Population ageing, technological advancements and an increasing emphasis on patient empowerment imply that individuals are increasingly confronted with intricate end-of-life decisions. Personal end-of-life health literacy skills may help empower individuals to participate more actively in their own end-of-life decisions, including engagement in advance care planning (ACP). This study thus investigates the associations between individuals' end-of-life health literacy and their knowledge and behaviours toward ACP among a population-based sample of adults aged 58+ years in Switzerland.

Methods

We used data from 1319 respondents from Wave 8 (2019/2020) of the Survey on Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe. The Subjective End-of-life Health Literacy Scale (S-EOL-

SUBMITTER: Meier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature