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KMID : 1155220210460020230
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Journal of the Korean Society of Health Information and Health Statistics
2021 Volume.46 No. 2 p.230 ~ p.237
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Attitudes of the General Public towards Death with Dignity and Their Determinants
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Lee Jung-Whan
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore attitudes of the general public towards death with dignity and to identify variables affecting the attitudes.
Methods: Data for the study were derived from the 2013 Korean General Social Survey which collected them from a national sample of 1,294 adults aged 18 and up who lived in households in Korea using face-to-face interviews with a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and logistic regression analysis.
Results: The rate of agreement with death with dignity was 76.1%. Among the variables in the study, religion, education, income, living standard, individualism and fatalism appeared to be significant in predicting the attitudes towards death with dignity.
Conclusions: Policies and programs for death with dignity need to develop in accordance with the attitudes of general people towards death with dignity.
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KEYWORD
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Attitudes, Death with dignity, General public, Sociodemographic variables, Personal values
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