Adults above 65 years of intention to use homecare hospice and a study on the factors influencing the perception of hospice·palliative care service

Background

This study is a descriptive correlation survey conducted to understand the effect of attitudes toward death, hospice palliative care perception, and knowledge on homecare hospice use intention for adult men and women aged 65 or older ones.

Aim

This study identified factors affecting the intention to use homecare hospice and the perception of hospice·palliative care for adults aged 65 or older.

Methods

Researchers used tools which were intention to use homecare hospice, the hospice palliative care knowledge, death orientation, hospice palliative perception.

Results

The higher the perception of hospice·palliative care, for men than women, then they are the higher the willingness to use homecare hospice. In addition, the factors influencing the perception of hospice·palliative care of subjects who are willing to use homecare hospice were education and hospice·palliative care knowledge.

Conclusion

By improving hospice·palliative care perception by acquiring hospice·palliative care knowledge, people will choose the place where they want to die. In addition, once there is an increasing demand for it, nations and Institutions can help to set up support homecare hospice. For this, campaigns, and education to provide knowledge and improve perception of hospice·palliative care must be continued at the socio-cultural level.