[Knowledge and attitudes of primary care professionals on the "live wills" document].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the current state of knowledge and attitudes on the advance directives (living wills) document of professionals working in primary.


METHODS
Descriptive, cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Primary care professionals.


METHODS
Catalonia Health Institute, Maresme Province, Barcelona.


METHODS
An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was prepared with a correct answer model and a minimum correct level for each block of questions, as well as two comprehensibility and validity tests and a pilot feasibility test.


RESULTS
From a target population of 475 individuals, t 227 (47%) responses were received (59% of GPs, 28% of paediatricians, 7% of dentists, 59% of nurses, 12% of assistant clinics, 30% of social workers and 25% of administrative assistants). Four people had written their own advance directive document. The percentage of correct answers was: definition block 83.8%, legal aspects 4.1%, procedure-register 0.5%; content 1.4%, application 38.6%.


CONCLUSIONS
Primary care workers have a general knowledge on the advance directives and the advance directive document but not enough about the law, content and registers. There was no significant difference between professional groups. The questionnaire appears useful for assessing knowledge on advance directives document.
Champer Blasco
Anna
A
Centro de Salud Vilassar de Mar, SAP Mataró-Maresme, Barcelona, España. achamper.bnm.ics@gencat.net
Caritg Monfort
Ferran
F
Marquet Palomer
Roser
R
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult