Expectations in the Communication About Death and Dying: Development and Initial Validation of the End-of-Life Conversations - Expectations Scale

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作者
Bendel, Yannik [1 ]
Pinquart, Martin [1 ]
Schulz-Quach, Christian [2 ]
von Blanckenburg, Pia [1 ]
机构
[1] Philipps Univ Marburg, Dept Psychol, Gutenbergstr 18, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychiat, Toronto, ON, Canada
关键词
expectations; communication; death; dying; end-of-life; MENTAL-HEALTH; DISCUSSIONS; CANCER; FAMILIES;
D O I
10.1177/00302228221110726
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
End-of-life (EOL) conversations with relatives or significant others are often avoided. One reason can be negative expectations regarding these conversations. The present study was conducted to develop and initially validate the End-of-Life Conversations - Expectations Scale (EOLC-E). An exploratory factor analysis (N = 307) resulted in a 20-item version with three distinct dimensions: expected own emotional burden (alpha = .92), expected other person's emotional burden (alpha = .94) and communication self-efficacy (alpha = .89). The EOLC-E total score correlated significantly with communication apprehension about death (r = .62), fear of death (r = .58), death avoidance (r = .52) as well as readiness for end-of-life conversations (r = -.38) and occurrence of previous conversations (r = -.29). Results suggest that the EOLC-E is a reliable and valid instrument to assess death and dying communication expectations. This measure has utility in communication research focusing on optimizing expectations and increasing EOL communication.
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页码:710 / 725
页数:16
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