The Attitudes of Progressive Neurological Disease Patients and Their Family Members to End of Life Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

The objective was to identify the attitudes of progressive neurological disease (PND) patients and their family members regarding end-of-life care, and their worries about dying. The sample included 327 participants. The Attitudes of Patients with PND to End-of-Life Care questionnaire was used to co...

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Published in:Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 2022-05, Vol.85 (1), p.4-22
Main Authors: Bužgová, Radka, Kozáková, Radka, Bar, Michal, Škutová, Monika, Ressner, Pavel, Bártová, Petra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Care plans
Cross-sectional studies
End of life decisions
Hospice care
Life control
Palliative care
Relatives
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Summary:The objective was to identify the attitudes of progressive neurological disease (PND) patients and their family members regarding end-of-life care, and their worries about dying. The sample included 327 participants. The Attitudes of Patients with PND to End-of-Life Care questionnaire was used to collect the data. Statistically significant differences in the assessment of attitudes towards end-of-life care between patients and family members were identified (p 
ISSN:0030-2228
1541-3764
DOI:10.1177/0030222820936922