TY - JOUR T1 - The Influence of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors on Advance Care Planning. JF - J Gerontol Soc Work Y1 - 2016 A1 - Inoue, Megumi KW - Advance care planning KW - Advance directives KW - African Americans KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Continental Population Groups KW - European Continental Ancestry Group KW - Female KW - Health Status KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Humans KW - Logistic Models KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Psychology KW - Social Class AB -

This study investigated sociodemographic and psychosocial factors that enhance or impede the completion of advance care planning, analyzing data from the Health and Retirement Study. The analytic subsample included the panel participants who died between 2006 and 2010 and who had answered the psychosocial and lifestyle questionnaire when they were alive. Multinomial logistic regression was executed to answer the research question (N = 1,056). The study found that persons who were older, who were women, who identified themselves as White, and who had higher levels of income and education were more likely to be motivated to complete advance care planning. Having greater sense of control was found to weaken the adverse relationship between being African American and the completion of advance directives. Having cancer, suffering from the illnesses for longer periods of time, and having experience of nursing home institutionalization also predicted the completion of advance care planning. Implications include incorporating a culturally tailored approach for racial/ethnic minorities and using advance directives that are clear and easily understood. In addition, future research needs to include a larger minority population and examine the extent to which variations between racial/ethnic groups exist in relation to advance care planning.

VL - 59 IS - 5 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27586074?dopt=Abstract ER -