Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Seoul 137-782, Korea.
Gerontologist. 2012 Dec;52(6):759-69. doi: 10.1093/geront/gns044. Epub 2012 Mar 28.
This study examines (a) the association between being a care recipient and end-of-life care planning (EOLCP) and (b) the extent to which personality traits moderate the relationship between care receipt and EOLCP.
Data are drawn from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a survey of Wisconsin high school graduates from 1957 to 2004. We used data on EOLCP among older adults in the most recent (2003-2004) wave of this survey. Hierarchical logistic regression models are used to estimate the effects of care receipt and the moderating effects of personality.
Compared with their peers who are not receiving care, care recipients are more likely to engage in informal discussion on EOLCP. This association between care receipt and informal EOLCP is strengthened when the individual scores high on openness.
Health practitioners should take into account older adults' care needs and differing personality traits while helping older adults make successful EOLCP.
本研究考察了（a）作为护理接受者与临终关怀计划（EOLCP）之间的关系，以及（b）个性特征在多大程度上调节了护理接受与 EOLCP 之间的关系。
数据来自威斯康星州纵向研究，该研究是对 1957 年至 2004 年威斯康星州高中毕业生的一项调查。我们使用了该调查最近（2003-2004 年）一轮中关于老年人 EOLCP 的数据。分层逻辑回归模型用于估计护理接受的影响和个性的调节作用。
与没有接受护理的同龄人相比，接受护理的人更有可能就 EOLCP 进行非正式讨论。当个体在开放性上得分较高时，这种护理接受与非正式 EOLCP 之间的关联会增强。
医疗保健从业者在帮助老年人进行成功的 EOLCP 时，应考虑到老年人的护理需求和不同的个性特征。
