End-of-life care preferences of the general public and recommendations of healthcare providers: a nationwide survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A better understanding of differences between the preferences of the general public and the recommendations of healthcare providers with regard to end-of-life (EOL) care may facilitate EOL discussion.

Methods

The aim of this study was to clarify differences between preferences of the general public and recommendations of healthcare providers with regard to treatment, EOL care, and life-sustaining treatment (LST) based on a hypothetical scenario involving a patient with advanced cancer. This study comprised exploratory post-hoc analyses of "The Survey of Public Attitude Towards Medical Care at the End of life", which was a population based, cross-sectional anonymous survey in Japan to investigate public attitudes toward medical care at the end of life. Persons livi

SUBMITTER: Hamano J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093951 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature