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The attitudes of social work students toward end-of-life care planning
- Authors:
- KWON Sung Ae, KOLOMER Stacey, ALPER Jamie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 10(3), 2014, pp.240-256.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
This study examined the attitudes of social work students toward end-of-life care planning, as well as their degree of willingness to engage in this area of social work practice. Factors associated with their attitudes were measured through structured surveys completed by 102 social work students (N = 102) at a school of social work in the southeast. Results indicated that these social work students tended to have positive attitudes toward end-of-life care planning in general. Moreover, these attitudes were positively associated with preference for pain relief treatment, higher levels of comfort when discussing death, more emphasis on self-determination, and apprehension of conflicts of self-determination. The results of this study underscored the increased societal need for recognition of personal preferences in end-of-life care, higher levels of comfort when discussing death, and an increased commitment of social workers' to maintaining the ethical principle of the client's right to self-determination in end-of-life planning. While this is not surprising, it points to a continuing need to re-assess where the field stands in its preparation of social work professionals who will work closely with people who are dying and their families. (Publisher abstract)
Advance care planning in South Korea: Social work perspective
- Authors:
- KWON Sung Ae, KOLOMER Stacey
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 55(7), 2016, pp.545-558.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
As ethical issues arise concerning the continuation of futile medical treatment for dying patients in Korean society, advance directive planning initiatives have been put into place to guide practice. This article describes the awareness and attitudes of social workers in Korea regarding advance care planning and related factors. A total of 246 gerontological/geriatric social workers completed a mailed or in-person survey regarding awareness and attitudes toward advance care planning. Seventy-three percent (n = 180) of the participants reported no knowledge of advance directives. Social workers who emphasised self-determination as a professional value, professed a preference for hospice care, and who were comfortable discussing death were more likely to have a positive attitudes toward advance care planning. This study reinforces the need for the infusion of advance care planning and end-of-life training in social work education in Korea. (Publisher abstract)