Dimensions of end-of-life preferences in the Swiss general population aged 55+.

ABSTRACT:

Background

understanding end-of-life preferences in the general population and how they are structured in people's minds is essential to inform how to better shape healthcare services in accordance with population expectations for their end of life and optimise communication on end-of-life care issues.

Objective

explore key dimensions underlying end-of-life preferences in a nationally representative sample of adults aged 55 and over in Switzerland.

Methods

respondents (n = 2,514) to the Swiss version of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe assessed the importance of 23 end-of-life items on a 4-point Likert scale. The factorial structure of the underlying end-of-life preferences was examined using exploratory structural equation modelling.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Borrat-Besson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9400912 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature