Sociocultural Factors Associated with Awareness of Palliative Care and Advanced Care Planning among Asian Populations

Author:

Shen Jay J.ORCID,Dingley Catherine,Yoo. Ji Won,Rathi Sfurti,Kim Soo Kyong,Kang Hee-Taik,Frost Kalyn

Abstract

Objective: Underutilization of palliative care (PC) among racial/ethnic minorities re­mains consistent despite projected demand. The purpose of this study was to examine knowledge of palliative care and advanced care planning (ACP) and potential variations among subgroups of Asian Americans.Design: A survey was conducted to collect information about awareness, knowledge, and perspective of PC and ACP in the southwestern region of the United States, from October 2018 to February 2019. A total of 212 surveys were collected from the general public at such places as health fairs, New Year celebration events, church, and community centers; 154 surveys were included in the descriptive and multivariate data analysis.Results: About 46.1% and 40.3% partici­pants reported having heard of palliative care and advanced care planning, respec­tively. The average score of the Knowledge of Care Options Instrument (KOCO) was 6.03 out of 11 and the average score of the Palliative Care Knowledge Scale (PaCKS) was 4.38 out of 13. Among those who have heard of PC, both Chinese (odds ratio (OR) .19 [CI, .05, .73]) and Vietnamese (.22 [.06, .84]) were less likely to have heard of pal­liative care compared with Filipinos (1.00). Among those who have ever heard of advanced care planning, age (.60 [.43, .84]) was negatively and education level (1.91 [1.18, 3.08]) was positively associated with awareness about advanced care planning. The majority of survey participants preferred family members to serve as their power attorneys.Conclusion: The low levels of palliative care and advanced care planning awareness and knowledge in the diverse Asian groups liv­ing in the United States raise concerns and shed light on the critical need for cultur­ally appropriate education programs. Ethn Dis. 2020;30(3):459-468; doi:10.18865/ed.30.3.459

Publisher

Ethnicity and Disease Inc

Subject

General Medicine,Epidemiology

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