临终关怀的民意调查(附732名调查资料)

Public Opinion Poll of the Terminal Care: A Survey of 732 Residents

在上海市6个居民区,随意走访了16～81岁市民732名,询问其本人、子女、配偶及双亲处于晚期癌肿、植物人、脑死亡3种临终状况时的医疗意见。结果表明,子女(P<0.05)、配偶(P<0.01)及双亲(P <0.001)对临终状态时要求继续医疗者,青年组明显多于中老年组。脑死亡时要求继续医疗者,老年人明显少于中青年(P <0.001)。对三种临终状态全要医疗或全不要医疗的意见,在各年龄组中无差异(P>0.5)。文化程度不同对临终关怀的意见不同,小学程度者高达50.9％,与大中学文化者差异明显(P <0.001).

During March to November, 1993, 732 residents aged 16 to 81 living in 6 districts of Shanghai were inquired about the opinion on terminal care of themselves, their children, spouses and parents in the state of advanced cancer,vegetative state or brain death. Significantly more young people than the elders think that their children ( P <0. 05) ,spouses( P <0. 01) and parents( P <0. 001) need meticulous terminal care. Concerning the brain death, much less elders want further medical care than the young and mid-aged. Residents of various levels of education have different opinions on terminal care.