Developing a death literacy index.
Journal
Death studies
ISSN: 1091-7683
Titre abrégé: Death Stud
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8506890
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
pubmed:
22
6
2021
medline:
29
7
2022
entrez:
21
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Performing end-of-life care can be a catalyst for developing a capacity called death literacy. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive and useable measure of death literacy that has the potential to assess interventions with individuals, communities, and societies. Using a mixed methods approach, a Death Literacy Index was developed from personal narratives and input from practitioners and experts. Refined on a sample of 1330 Australians using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling, a 29-item Death Literacy Index was found to be reliable and demonstrated construct validity. Further studies are needed to test predictive validity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34152939
doi: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1894268
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng