• 作者：Fern ; o Andr¨¦s-Pretel ; Beatriz Navarro Bravo ; Ignacio P¨¢rraga Mart¨ªnez ; M.^a Antonia de la Torre Garc¨ªa ; M.^a Dolores Jim¨¦nez del Val ; Jes¨²s L¨®pez-Torres Hidalgo
• 关键词：Anciano ; Voluntades anticipadas ; Atenció ; n primaria ; Conocimientos ; Actitudes y prá ; ctica en salud
• 刊名：Gaceta Sanitaria
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：November-December, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：26
• 期：6
• 页码：570-573
• 全文大小：136 K

lass=""h4"">Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine seniors¡¯ knowledge of and attitudes toward advance directive documents.

lass=""h4"">Methods

We carried out a cross-sectional descriptive study in a primary care setting in the provinces of Albacete and Guadalajara, Spain (n = 464).

lass=""h4"">Results

A total of 86.2 % (95 % CI: 83.0-89.5) of the participants were unaware of advance directive documents and only 3.4 % (95 % CI: 1.7-5.3) had formalized one. These documents were positively viewed by 76.7 % of the participants (95 % CI: 72.8-80.7). The variables associated with positive attitudes toward advance directives in logistic regression were educational level (OR = 4.7; 95 % CI: 2.6-8.4) and experience of a situation in which such a document would have helped (OR = 1.7; 95 % CI: 1.1-3.4).

lass=""h4"">Conclusions

Seniors had positive attitudes toward advance directives, but the proportion of persons aware of these documents was low.