Dying to Know

A Community Survey about Dying and End-of-Life Care

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13630563
AutoresSusan L Schrader (Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, autor correspondente), Margot L Nelson (Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota), LuAnn M Eidsness (The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls)
Ano2009
Volume60
Fascículo1
Páginas33-50
Data de publicação2009-10-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.60.1.b
PMID20039530
OpenAlexW1986928105
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas3

A community survey of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was conducted in 2004 to understand knowledge, attitudes, and preferences about end-of-life (EOL) care and to generate conversations about these topics. Questionnaires were sent to 5,000 randomly selected households, with a return of 1,042 (21%). Most respondents said preparation for EOL is very important, yet far fewer had taken steps to ensure their EOL wishes would be known or met. These disparities are examined, with recommendations for future research and public policy. Bivariate analyses revealed significant differences by age, sex, education, marital status, and religiosity. Community studies are important for baseline understanding, evoking conversation, and setting goals for change. Public education is needed to strengthen understandings of hospice care, and professional education is needed to raise awareness about practitioners' roles in resolving discrepancies between what people want and what they get at end of life

Baseline (sea · Conversation · End-of-life care · Environmental health · Hospice care · Marital status · Medical education · Palliative care · Political science · Public relations · Religiosity · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology