Willingness to discuss end-of-life care wishes among rural Black/African American residents of the Alabama Black Belt

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NOH, Hyunjin | LEE, Hee Y. | LUO, Yan | LEE, Lewis H.

Willingness for end-of-life discussion and related factors among rural Blacks/African Americans of the Alabama Black Belt have not been well-studied. This study aims to assess their willingness for the discussion and examine its relationship with social determinants of health (SDH) and demographic factors. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sampling of 182 participants. Most participants were willing to discuss end-of-life wishes with family (77.1%) or doctors (72.1%). Controlling for demographics, results from binary logistic regressions showed those with hospice awareness were more likely to have willingness for discussion with family (OR = 10.07, p < .01) and doctors (OR = 7.23, p < .05). Those who were older (50+) were less likely to have willingness for discussion with doctors (OR = 0.19, p < .05), whereas those who were more socially isolated were less likely to have willingness for discussion with family (OR = 0.53, p < .05). Therefore, end-of-life discussion efforts should focus on older, socially isolated individuals and consider hospice awareness.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07334648221084174

Voir la revue «Journal of applied gerontology, 41»

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