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KMID : 1034520220160010051
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Journal of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
2022 Volume.16 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.61
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Influences of the Perception of Good Death, Death Anxiety, and Preparation for Death on the Attitude toward Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Treatment among the Elderly in Elderly Care Facilities
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Cho Eun-A
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of perception of good death, death anxiety, and preparation for death on the attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among the elderly in elderly care facilities.
Methods : The data collection period of this study was from October to December, 2020, and it was conducted for more than 30 elderly in a elderly care facilities located in J and G cities. A total of 136 copies were used for the final analysis and were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 24.0 version.
Results : The results of the study showed that influencing factor the attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment were the perception of a good death(β=.34, p<.001) and when the period of admission to a elderly care facility was more than 61 months(β=.26, p=.001), and the explanatory power of the model was 18.0%.
Conclusion : Education on good death is necessary so that we can face a dignified and autonomous death with a positive attitude toward the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Death, Anxiety, Attitude
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