Journal article
It's okay to talk about death: Exploring the end-of-life wishes of healthy young adults
Death studies, Vol.43(6), pp.389-396
2019
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1478913
PMID: 29913114
Abstract
Young adults (N = 80) participated in advance care planning (ACP) as part of a death and dying course and submitted reflection papers on their experiences. These papers were analyzed using directed qualitative content analysis methods. Among the findings, participants almost exclusively chose a parent or other family member as a Health Care Agent. Twenty-five percent expressed concern about placing burden on their agent, but felt their advance directives (AD) would ease that burden. For many, previous experiences with death helped shape their wishes. This research has practice implications for recruiting more healthy young adults in completing their AD.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- It's okay to talk about death: Exploring the end-of-life wishes of healthy young adults
- Creators
- Erin L Robinson - a University of Missouri School of Social Work , Columbia , MO , USABecky Hart - a University of Missouri School of Social Work , Columbia , MO , USASara Sanders - b University of Iowa School of Social Work , Iowa City , IA , USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Death studies, Vol.43(6), pp.389-396
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1080/07481187.2018.1478913
- PMID
- 29913114
- ISSN
- 1091-7683
- eISSN
- 1091-7683
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2019
- Academic Unit
- Liberal Arts and Science Admin; School of Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9983980096802771
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