Advance Directives in the Professional Practice of Portuguese Social Workers in Social Facilities for Older People.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Gerontological Social Work Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI:10.1080/01634372.2025.2532782

Fernanda Daniel, Vasco Almeida, Maria João Barata, Inês Santos, Sónia Ribeiro, Ana Elisabete Ferreira, Henrique Vicente

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Abstract

This cross-sectional study surveyed 201 Portuguese social workers supporting older adults to assess their knowledge, training, and practices regarding Advance Directives (AD). Although 87.2% considered informing users about AD a professional competence, 78.8% had not done so and 88.2% lacked specific training. Logistic regression showed that AD training (OR=11.04, p<.001) and the recognition of this competence (OR=9.44, p=.040) significantly predicted practice. Results reveal a gap between the recognition of professional competences and their implementation, highlighting the urgent need for targeted training and a clearer definition of social workers' roles to uphold older adults' rights under recent AD-related legislation.

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葡萄牙社会工作者在老年人社会设施专业实践中的预先指示。

这项横断面研究调查了201名支持老年人的葡萄牙社会工作者，评估他们关于预先指示（AD）的知识、培训和实践。尽管87.2%的人认为告知用户AD是一种专业能力，但78.8%的人没有这样做，88.2%的人缺乏专门的培训。Logistic回归显示AD训练(OR=11.04, p

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Journal of Gerontological Social Work Multiple-

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