Relationship between the Cognition and Attitudes toward Hospice Care among Young Persons - Cases in the District of Undergraduate Students in WuFeng.

[[abstract]]安寧療護的歷史發展可追溯至1879年，而今據世界衛生組織WHO(2012)的聲明，有關全球安寧緩和醫療發展狀況，全世界仍有126個國家仍未提供任何安寧緩和醫療服務，臺灣首先於民間團體規劃推廣安寧緩和醫療的概念，當2000年時，將癌症病人之安寧住院也同樣納入健保給付，並公告「安寧緩和醫療條例」，但是，安寧療護相關的知識與宣導在青年世代仍有不足，本研究將針對青年世代之認知程度與安寧緩和醫療的預期服務使用概況做整體研究，盼能將數據提供相關政策參考。因此，本研究盼能達成下述之研究目的：一、瞭解安寧療護的認知程度與使用概況。二、探討基本特質對安寧療護相關服務的認知及使用之關聯性。三、研究結果將對於安寧療護之相關政策提供具體建議。研究方法：本研究係屬量化研究，乃針對台中市霧峰區之青年世代從事老人照顧專業之學生基本資料、家庭特質、對安寧療護認知與態度進行探討。本研究發現，家中是否有親人逝世經驗、認知總分、態度總分，對於是否使用安寧療護服務有顯著性的影響，且可從此分析結果發現，受訪者於其他基本及家庭特質對於安寧療護使用意願之關聯性較少。研究建議如下：提升青年世代對於安寧療護之認知宣導勢在必行、針對不同性別對於安寧療護的態度上應有不同的宣導策略、增強豐富經驗的體驗或實務實習提升一般學生認知概念。[[abstract]]According to the World Health Organization WHO (2012), regarding the global development of hospice and palliative care, there are still 126 countries worldwide that still do not provide any hospice and palliative care services. In 2000, hospice hospitalization for cancer patients was also included in the health insurance benefits, and the "Hospice and Palliative Care Ordinance" was announced. However, there is still a lack of relevant knowledge and promotion among the young generation. Therefore, this research aims to achieve the following objectives: 1. To understand hospice care's awareness and utilization profile. 2. To examine the relevance of essential characteristics to recognizing and using hospice-related services. The results of the research will provide specific recommendations for hospice-related policies. Methodology: This research is a quantitative study that examines the basic information, family characteristics, and awareness of and attitudes toward hospice care among the young generation of students working in the elder care profession in Wufeng District, Taichung City. The study found that the presence of a deceased relative in the family, total cognitive score, and total attitude score significantly affected the use of hospice services. Other essential and family characteristics were less relevant to the respondents' willingness to use hospice care. The research recommends the following: awareness promotion of hospice care is imperative for the younger generation, different promotion strategies for gender-specific attitudes toward hospice care, and enhanced aging and enrichment experiences or hands-on practice to enhance general student awareness concepts