Open AccessKnowledge to advance planning decisions: The role of primary care medical staff
Author(s) -
José M. Jiménez-Rodríguez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of health research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2445-0308
pISSN - 2444-9067
DOI - 10.30552/ejhr.v2i1.13
Subject(s) - simple random sample , plan (archaeology) , descriptive statistics , sample (material) , primary care , population , advance care planning , service (business) , descriptive research , family medicine , medicine , psychology , nursing , environmental health , geography , business , statistics , marketing , mathematics , archaeology , palliative care , chemistry , chromatography
Objectives: Determine the knowledge, attitude and level of vital advance planning will medical staff in primary care, and identify associated factors. Material and method: Type of study: Cross-sectional study. Study population: Physicians of 15 Clinical Management Units at Cordoba Guadalquivir Health District (Cordoba). Sampling: whose simple random sampling (N) was used was 150. Tools: Questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and planning. Analysis: Descriptive statistical analyses were done. Results: The average age was 51.3 years professionals (range 25-63; SD=8.36) 52.7% being women. 78.7% were owners and the average (years of service) was 21.6 (SD=8.87). 50.7% worked in urban areas. The average knowledge score was 4.9 (SD=2.11). 56.8% had not read the document living will and 81.5% had not read the planning guide. 63.3% did not locate the record living will. 88.2% do not plan in the past year living will and advance planning with the patient who makes less than 1 time. And beliefs (mean: 2.88; SD=3.6) values seem to influence the decision. Conclusions: Few doctors plan with the patient's life, not identified independent factors associated with the study.