Maniam, Radha and Tan, Maw Pin and Chong, Mei Chan (2022) End of life care preference among hemodialysis population: Revisit Q methodology. Patient Education and Counseling, 105 (6). pp. 1495-1502. ISSN 0738-3991, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.026.
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Objective: End-of-life care is often overlooked in the dialysis unit despite high mortality rates. This study aimed to understand the diverse subjectivity of opinions on end-of-life care preferences, feelings, needs, value and goals in life among a haemodialysis population.Methods: The Q methodology was used where 37 opinion statements were ranked in order of importance in a unimodal shaped grid. Results were explored using the Centroids factor extraction and Varimax rotation. Results: Four-three persons living with haemodialysis, mean age +/- SD= 56.58 +/- 10.22 years, participated in the study. Five-factors were identified: living in the present, family preference, self preservation, power vs. control and autonomy in decision making, loaded by eleven, four, four, three and three participants with 16 individuals not loading significantly and two were confounded. Preferences for remaining positive in the face of illness through a healthy lifestyle and preserving relationships and autonomy were demonstrated.Conclusions: End-of-life discussions are potentially inhibited by preferences to live for the present which should be explored in future studies. Practice implication: Statement sets may be used to help facilitate end-of-life discussions through identification of opinion groups. Establishing preferences may guide identification of those willing to initiate discussions.(c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Post Graduate Research Grant, University of Malaya, Malaysia (Grant No: PG150-2014B) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hemodialysis; End of life care; Q methodology |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department Faculty of Medicine > Nursing Science Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2023 09:15 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2023 09:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41980 |
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