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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.5.137

Correlation between the components of dying with dignity and quality of life  

Lim, HyoNam (College of Nursing, Konyang University)
Lee, Seo-Hui (Dept. of Public Health, The Graduate School of Public Health & Welfare, Konyang University)
Kim, Kwang-Hwan (Dept. of Hospital Management, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.5, 2019 , pp. 137-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the perception of dying with dignity and the quality of life based on the opinions of the Korean populations. The participants were selected using a stratified proportional allocation method and 1,000 adults aged between 19 and 74 years from 17 municipalities and provinces in Korea. The questionnaire consisted of 2 demographic items; 26 items on the quality of life scale; and 57 items on the perception of dying with dignity. The statistical methods used included frequency analyses, independent sample t-tests, and correlation analyses. The results showed that the quality of life was highest for the social life quality item, and that the participants who had experienced a death in the family were more likely to have statistically lower quality of life in physical, psychological, environmental, and social areas. In terms of the participants' perception on dying with dignity, the score for death preparation was the highest; specifically, the score for psychological/economic burden reduction was the highest. The quality of life of the participants showed a positive correlation in all aspects of the perception of dying with dignity: physical symptoms and control, death preparation, death environment, family and social relations, hospital treatment, psychological dignity, and spirituality. Other studies conducted with middle-aged populations showed that their quality of life was higher when they perceived the acceptance of death is important and were willing to participate in death preparation education. Therefore, in order to improve the quality of life and have a positive influence on the participants, educational programs on death preparation and dying with dignity considering all the areas of the perception of dying with dignity should be provided.
Keywords
Dying with Dignity; Quality of Life; Death Preparation; Perception of Dying with Dignity; Dying Well;
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