Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao Chinese
While advance directives (ADs) are considered to be part of government’s healthcare agenda, there has not been any public consultation for legislation, nor investigation regarding the public’s views about ADs in the Chinese culture of Macao. The current study explored the Macao Chinese people’s will...
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doaj-7327367633a74ac49a96315057890d182021-08-06T15:23:13ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01187942794210.3390/ijerph18157942Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao ChineseSok Man Leong0Kuai In Tam1Sok Leng Che2Ming Xia Zhu3Education Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macao SAR, ChinaResearch Management and Development Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macao SAR, ChinaNursing and Health Education Research Centre, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macao SAR, ChinaEducation Department, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macao SAR, ChinaWhile advance directives (ADs) are considered to be part of government’s healthcare agenda, there has not been any public consultation for legislation, nor investigation regarding the public’s views about ADs in the Chinese culture of Macao. The current study explored the Macao Chinese people’s willingness to make ADs. Data were collected from 724 residents aged 18 years and above. Results showed that 533 respondents (73.6%) claimed that they were willing to complete an AD if the document was recognized legally. The experience of caring for relatives or friends with terminal illnesses, palliative care as the preferred end-of-life treatment option, and scoring higher in the Hospice Care Attitude Scale were the predictors of willingness to make ADs. Results of the study suggested that there was a relatively high number of people who would consider setting up ADs. Our study recommends that healthcare professionals should equip themselves to raise ADs-related discussions with patients. Moreover, the Macao Government is responsible for facilitating the introduction and implementation of ADs in order to improve overall end-of-life care quality in Macao.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/15/7942advance directivesend-of-life caregeneral publicMacaoChinese |
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Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao Chinese |
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Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao Chinese |
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Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao Chinese |
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Prevalence and Predictors of Willingness to Make Advance Directives among Macao Chinese |
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prevalence and predictors of willingness to make advance directives among macao chinese |
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While advance directives (ADs) are considered to be part of government’s healthcare agenda, there has not been any public consultation for legislation, nor investigation regarding the public’s views about ADs in the Chinese culture of Macao. The current study explored the Macao Chinese people’s willingness to make ADs. Data were collected from 724 residents aged 18 years and above. Results showed that 533 respondents (73.6%) claimed that they were willing to complete an AD if the document was recognized legally. The experience of caring for relatives or friends with terminal illnesses, palliative care as the preferred end-of-life treatment option, and scoring higher in the Hospice Care Attitude Scale were the predictors of willingness to make ADs. Results of the study suggested that there was a relatively high number of people who would consider setting up ADs. Our study recommends that healthcare professionals should equip themselves to raise ADs-related discussions with patients. Moreover, the Macao Government is responsible for facilitating the introduction and implementation of ADs in order to improve overall end-of-life care quality in Macao. |
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