Measuring preparedness to address patient preferences at the end of life.
This study investigated the factor structure of an instrument to measure preparedness perception among Florida licensed clinical social workers for work with elders 'end-of-life care. In a principle component analysis with varimax rotation, three factors were identified with eigenvalues greater than 1.0 and a cumulative variance of 66.982 percent. These factors include: 1) knowledge of end-of-life care, 2) knowledge of resources for elders, and 3) attitude toward elder assisted suicide. The development of this type of instrument may be useful for future research and for determining future educational needs of social workers and other professionals.
School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Michael N
MN
Kane
Elwood R
ER
Hamlin
Wesley E
WE
Hawkins
D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005431:Florida; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012297:Right to Die / Q000941:ethics; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000941:ethics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors