Moorman Sara M
Boston College.
J Soc Pers Relat. 2011 Feb 1;28(1):100-116. doi: 10.1177/0265407510386137.
This study investigates processes within marital discussions about end-of-life medical treatment preferences. The associations among marital quality, the perception of having been understood following discussion, and intentions for whom to appoint as a health care surrogate are addressed. Data from 2,969 white married couples in their mid-60s are analyzed. Four-fifths of primary respondents reported that their partners understood their preferences extremely well. Primary respondents' perceptions of high marital quality were associated with feeling extremely well understood. In turn, feeling understood partially mediated the relationship between perceptions of marital quality and the intention to appoint the partner as durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC). Implications for research on marital communication and quality end-of-life health care are discussed.
本研究调查了关于临终医疗治疗偏好的婚姻讨论中的过程。探讨了婚姻质量、讨论后被理解的感知以及指定谁作为医疗保健代理人的意图之间的关联。对来自2969对60多岁白人已婚夫妇的数据进行了分析。五分之四的主要受访者表示，他们的伴侣非常理解他们的偏好。主要受访者对高婚姻质量的感知与感觉被很好地理解有关。反过来，被理解的感觉部分地调节了婚姻质量感知与指定伴侣为医疗保健持久授权书（DPAHC）的意图之间的关系。讨论了对婚姻沟通和高质量临终医疗保健研究的启示。
