Colón Merydawilda
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, New Jersey 08205-9441, USA.
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2012;8(3):229-48. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2012.708110.
The relationship between acculturation and attitudes of Latinos toward hospice was examined in a sample of 380 Latinos from southern New Jersey. A survey design, using self-administered questionnaires, including a bi-dimensional acculturation scale, examined attitudes toward hospice. The sample represented a cross-section of socioeconomic groups and various nationalities of Latinos. Findings revealed that education and income were significantly related to attitudes toward hospice but acculturation was not. Findings also revealed that more than one-half of participants were unfamiliar with the word "hospice" prior to the study. Respondents with higher incomes, higher levels of education, and who were older were more familiar and had more positive attitudes. Overall, despite respondents' limited knowledge of hospice, the majority would use it. These findings underscore the need to intensify hospice education in Latino communities taking into account Latinos' socioeconomic status.
在一项针对新泽西州南部380名拉丁裔的样本研究中,考察了文化适应与拉丁裔对临终关怀态度之间的关系。采用调查设计,使用包括二维文化适应量表的自填式问卷,来考察对临终关怀的态度。该样本代表了社会经济群体和不同国籍拉丁裔的横断面。研究结果显示,教育程度和收入与对临终关怀的态度显著相关,但文化适应程度并非如此。研究结果还显示,超过一半的参与者在研究之前并不熟悉“临终关怀”这个词。收入较高、教育程度较高且年龄较大的受访者更熟悉且态度更积极。总体而言,尽管受访者对临终关怀的了解有限,但大多数人会选择使用它。这些研究结果强调,考虑到拉丁裔的社会经济地位,有必要在拉丁裔社区加强临终关怀教育。