@article{ART002184295},
author={Sook Ja Yang and Hyeyoung Hwang},
title={A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2016},
volume={19},
number={4},
pages={484-503},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484}
TY - JOUR
AU - Sook Ja Yang
AU - Hyeyoung Hwang
TI - A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2016
VL - 19
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 484
EP - 503
SN - 2005-8284
AB - The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of elderly patients and their caregivers toward life-sustaining treatment (LST). This study was a descriptive investigation using a structured questionnaire administered to ninety elderly patients and their main caregivers. The data were collected from three general hospitals in Seoul and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. The significant differences between the perceptions of the elderly patients and those of their caregivers are as follows: the experience of having heard of LST (χ2=3.90, p=.048), the time required to determine the need for an LST (χ2=13.49, p=.010), the main reason for the need for LST (χ2=12.18, p=.014), opinions on hospice palliative care (χ2=9.45, p=.002), the appropriate person to act as a patient’s surrogate (χ2=6.77, p=.034), and the requirements for acting as a surrogate (χ2=21.61, p<.001). Study findings indicate that both groups have a high level of interest in self-determination and Korean society is following the standard of substituted judgement, which presumes the opinion of the patient from a surrogate’s point of view. Therefore, developing guidelines for LST decision-making that takes into account the cultural features of South Korea could contribute to LST decision-making that respects the patients’ self-determination.
KW - life-sustaining treatment;perception toward life-sustaining treatment;elderly patients’ perceptions;caregiver;surrogate decision-making
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
ER -
Sook Ja Yang and Hyeyoung Hwang. (2016). A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 19(4), 484-503.
Sook Ja Yang and Hyeyoung Hwang. 2016, "A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.19, no.4 pp.484-503. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang, Hyeyoung Hwang "A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 19.4 pp.484-503 (2016) : 484.
Sook Ja Yang, Hyeyoung Hwang. A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment. 2016; 19(4), 484-503. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang and Hyeyoung Hwang. "A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 19, no.4 (2016) : 484-503.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang; Hyeyoung Hwang. A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 19(4), 484-503. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang; Hyeyoung Hwang. A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2016; 19(4) 484-503. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang, Hyeyoung Hwang. A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment. 2016; 19(4), 484-503. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
Sook Ja Yang and Hyeyoung Hwang. "A Comparative Study on the Perceptions of Elderly Patients and Their Caregivers toward Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 19, no.4 (2016) : 484-503.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2016.19.4.484
