@article{ref1,
title="Communication about Death and Confidence Levels concerning Death-Related Issues among Koreans",
journal="Korean journal of family practice",
year="2019",
author="Lee, Jaewon and Kim, Jiwon and Kim, Tae-Suk and Kim, Chulmin",
volume="",
number="6",
pages="303-310",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study investigated the current status of communication about death and confidence levels concerning death-related issues among Korean adults.<br><br>METHODS: A survey was conducted to ascertain the frequency of death related communication, factors promoting and impeding such communication, and confidence levels concerning death-related issues. Data of 112 participants who completed the survey were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a chi square test, and multiple logistic regression.<br><br>RESULTS: More than half of the participants (52.7%&#8211;84.0%) appeared to have infrequent (never/at least one) conversations about death or death-related issues. Owing to socio-cultural aspects, death-related communication was considered a taboo or an unpleasant topic of conversation. Additionally, indifference toward death inhibited people from communicating; however, personal experiences of death or morbidity and favorable social contexts promoted communication. Overall, the confidence levels concerning death-related issues was low. Only 17.9%&#8211;32.2% of the participants were confident/very confident about their preferences concerning death-related issues. The more people talked about death, the more likely they were to develop a confident attitude toward death-related issues (odds ratio, 3.45; 95% confidence interval, 1.37&#8211;8.69).<br><br>CONCLUSION: This study confirmed that communication about death is being withheld among Koreans, and this could possibly lower their level of confidence regarding death-related issues. To achieve death with dignity, a &#8216;death culture&#8217; needs to be promoted alongside legislation and infrastructure.<p /><p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="2233-9019",
doi="10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.303",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.303"
}