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Awareness and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives (ACDs): An Online Survey of Portuguese Adults

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dc.contributor.authorLaranjeira, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorDixe, Maria dos Anjos
dc.contributor.authorGueifão, Luís
dc.contributor.authorCaetano, Lina
dc.contributor.authorPassadouro, Rui
dc.contributor.authorQuerido, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-10T14:08:12Z
dc.date.available2022-02-10T14:08:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractEvidence shows that facilitated advance decisions can increase the number of meaningful and valid Advance Care Directives (ACDs) and improve the quality of care when EndOf-Life (EOL) is near. Little is known about the awareness and attitudes of Portuguese adults towards ACDs. The present study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and preferences of a sample of Portuguese adults regarding EOL care decisions and ACDs. (2) Methods: A total of 1024 adults were assessed with an online cross-sectional survey collecting information on sociodemographic factors, knowledge, attitudes and preferences regarding advance decisions and EOL care. (3) Results: Participants had a mean age of 40.28 ± 11.41 years. Most were female and had a professional background related to healthcare. While 76.37% of participants had heard of ACDs, only a small percentage (2.34%) had actually ever made an ACD. Knowledge levels were weakly correlated with attitudes regarding ACDs (r = −0.344; p < 0.01). (4) Conclusions: Participants lacked a comprehensive understanding about ACDs, but revealed positive attitudes towards their use and usefulness. Further research can inform efforts to improve ACD engagement in this population. The discussion about ACDs should be part of health promotion education with a focus on planning for a comfortable and peaceful deathpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLaranjeira, C.; Dixe, M.d.A.; Gueifão, L.; Caetano, L.; Passadouro, R.; Querido, A. Awareness and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives (ACDs): An Online Survey of Portuguese Adults. Healthcare 2021, 9, 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare9060648pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare9060648pt_PT
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2227-9032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/6632
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
dc.relationCenter for Innovative Care and Health Technology
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/6/648pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdvance care directivespt_PT
dc.subjectAttitudespt_PT
dc.subjectKnowledgept_PT
dc.subjectCross-sectional studypt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleAwareness and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives (ACDs): An Online Survey of Portuguese Adultspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage648pt_PT
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oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
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