Preferences for Life-Prolonging Medical Treatments and Deference to the Will of God
We defined and measured a dimension of religiosity frequently invoked in end-of-life (EOL) researchdeference to God's Will (GW)and examined its relationship to preferences for life-prolonging treatments. In a 35-min telephone interview, 304 older men and women (60 +) were administered the 5-i...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2008]
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Journal of religion and health
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| Further subjects: | B
Decision Making
B end of life B Spirituality B Religiosity B Preferences for medical interventions |
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| Summary: | We defined and measured a dimension of religiosity frequently invoked in end-of-life (EOL) researchdeference to God's Will (GW)and examined its relationship to preferences for life-prolonging treatments. In a 35-min telephone interview, 304 older men and women (60 +) were administered the 5-item GW scale, sociodemographic questions, three attitude items regarding length of life, and measures of two health indices, depression, and life-prolonging treatment preferences. The GW scale demonstrated internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .94) and predictive and discriminant validity. Higher scores indicative of greater deference to GW were associated with stronger life-prolonging treatment preferences in poor-prognosis scenarios. Implications for the role of religiosity in medical decision-making are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9205-y |