@article{ART002040472},
author={Ivo Kwon},
title={A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2015},
volume={18},
number={3},
pages={251-261},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ivo Kwon
TI - A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2015
VL - 18
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 251
EP - 261
SN - 2005-8284
AB - A web survey was conducted to examine the experiences with, and understanding of medical decision-making among adults in South Korea. The subjects for the study were 500 residents, 19 years of age or older living in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon. The average satisfaction with the current health-care system was found to be 3.08 on a 5-point Likert scale. The degree of trust in health institutes was 3.15 and the degree of trust in medical doctors was 3.24. More than 90% of the respondents want to receive an accurate diagnosis when they experience a serious disease, and 73.2% want to be informed from the doctor directly. With respect to medical decision-making, 41.2% of subjects prefer a decision-making model that involves the doctor, the patient, and a guardian (usually a family member); 36.2% of subjects prefer that the relevant decisions be made by the patient in consultation with the doctor. More than 60.0% of subjects answered that they would respect the preference of their parents in medical decision-making, while 21.0% responded that it would depend on the condition. The gender, age, occupation, and education level all had very little influence on subjects’ responses; gender did exhibit some influence on certain items. The results of this study indicate that while Korean adults accept the importance of their own judgements in medical decision-making, many of them want to engage their guardians in the actual decision-making process.
KW - autonomy;medical decision making;end of life care;medical ethics;survey;communication
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
ER -
Ivo Kwon. (2015). A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 18(3), 251-261.
Ivo Kwon. 2015, "A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.18, no.3 pp.251-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon "A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18.3 pp.251-261 (2015) : 251.
Ivo Kwon. A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making. 2015; 18(3), 251-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon. "A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18, no.3 (2015) : 251-261.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon. A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 18(3), 251-261. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon. A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2015; 18(3) 251-261. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon. A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making. 2015; 18(3), 251-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
Ivo Kwon. "A Survey of Korean Adults’ Understanding of Medical Decision-Making" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18, no.3 (2015) : 251-261.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.3.251
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