title: [The subjectivity of attitudes toward life support care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to categorize adult's subjectivity of their attitudes towards life sustaining treatment, and thereby understand the differences among these life sustaining treatment types using Q methodology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Q-methodology, which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item, was used. Thirty selected Q-statements received from 52 adults were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 7 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL pc program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four types of attitudes toward life sustaining treatment were identified. Type I is called one's autonomy type. Type II is called potentiality of resuscitation type. Type III is called DNR (Do not resuscitation) type. Type IV is calledone's effort type.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study indicate that different approaches of life support care programs are recommended based on the four types of life sustaining treatment attitudes among Korean adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hanyang University, Sungdong-Gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jieun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Boon-Han
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Yoon-Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011779:Q-Sort; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology; D028761:Withholding Treatment