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Attitudes Toward End-Of-Life Care And Advance Directives: A Prospective Survey In A Family Medicine Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand, Basmon Manomaipiboon
Attitudes Toward End-Of-Life Care And Advance Directives: A Prospective Survey In A Family Medicine Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand, Basmon Manomaipiboon
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Advance directives (ADs) have long been legalized and advocated, still few patients complete ADs in Thailand. In our setting, advance directive information will be provided to interested patients and palliative care patients. Objectives: This study examined the attitude toward end-of-life care and ADs, the prevalence of ADs completion and identified the factors associated with advance care planning among patients who attended a family medicine clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindhradhiraj university, Bangkok, Thailand. Methods: A total of 300 subjects completed a self-administered structured questionnaire, including sociodemographic factors, individuals’ health status, healthcare experiences, and other factors influencing advance care …