Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA.
School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Death Stud. 2024;48(3):276-285. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2219641. Epub 2023 Jun 8.
This study aimed to identify any differences between veterans and non-veterans in the importance of domains of the Good Death Inventory. Participants were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk to complete a Qualtrics survey on the importance of the 18 domains of the Good Death Inventory scale. Logistic regression models were then used to analyze any differences between veterans ( = 241) and nonveterans ( = 1151). Results showed that veterans (mostly aged 31-50, men, and White) were more likely to indicate that pursuing all treatment possible and maintaining their pride were important aspects of a good death. The results support other studies that have found military culture to be a significant factor in the way veterans view preferences at the end of life. Interventions may include increasing access to palliative care and hospice services for military members and veterans and providing education/training on end-of-life care for healthcare providers who work with this population.
本研究旨在确定退役军人和非退役军人在《善终清单》各领域重要性方面的差异。参与者通过亚马逊土耳其机器人（Amazon Mechanical Turk）被招募来完成《善终清单》18 个领域重要性的 Qualtrics 调查。然后使用逻辑回归模型分析退役军人（ = 241）和非退役军人（ = 1151）之间的差异。结果表明，退役军人（主要年龄在 31-50 岁，男性，白人）更倾向于表示，追求所有可能的治疗和保持他们的骄傲是善终的重要方面。这些结果支持了其他研究，这些研究发现，军人文化是退役军人看待生命末期偏好的一个重要因素。干预措施可能包括增加对军人和退役军人的姑息治疗和临终关怀服务的获取，并为与这一人群合作的医疗保健提供者提供临终关怀方面的教育/培训。
