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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2018.18.02.240

Completion and Related Factors of Advance Directives in old adults  

Kim, Myung Sook (호원대학교 간호학과)
Gang, Moonhee (충남대학교 간호대학)
Kim, Yeon-Ok (대전 서구 노인복지관)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.18, no.2, 2018 , pp. 240-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the completion and related factors on Advance Directives (AD) in olde adults. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Participants were 196 old adults, 65 and over aged in D metropolitan city. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2-test$, t-test, and logistic regression with SPSS 22.0 program. The rate of completion intention toward AD was 58.2% in the participants. There were different age, Living alone, subjective health status, awareness toward AD, and negative attitude toward death by completion intention toward AD. In the regression analysis results, the predictors of completion intention toward AD was awareness toward AD in old adults. The findings of the study reveal that positive awareness toward AD can predict completion of AD of healthy old adults in community.
Keywords
Old Adult; Advance Directives; Knowledge; Awareness; Attitude;
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