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Spousal Discussion of End of Life Decisions: Effects of Marital Satisfaction

Chaya, Julie
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0597-8855
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1311020446

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2011, MA, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
This study examines how characteristics of an older adults’ marital relationship can contribute to congruence in spouses' end of life decisions. Marital satisfaction in association with the accuracy that spouses describe one another's preferences for end of life care was examined. This study used logistic regression analyses to analyze data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) and includes 3,890 respondents and their spouses. Results revealed a significant association between marital satisfaction and spousal congruence in end of life preferences, where spouses who reported higher marital satisfaction were more likely to agree about discussing end of life preferences. Results also revealed that there is a significant association of congruence between an older couple’s marital satisfaction and their completion of end of life documentation. Findings suggest that marital characteristics can potentially help predict future discrepancies between spouses that may occur for older adults when dealing with end of life care.
Kelly Cichy, PhD (Committee Chair)
Mary Dellman-Jenkins, PhD (Committee Member)
Rhonda Richardson, PhD (Committee Member)
64 p.

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  • Chaya, J. (2011). Spousal Discussion of End of Life Decisions: Effects of Marital Satisfaction [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1311020446

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chaya, Julie. Spousal Discussion of End of Life Decisions: Effects of Marital Satisfaction. 2011. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1311020446.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chaya, Julie. "Spousal Discussion of End of Life Decisions: Effects of Marital Satisfaction." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1311020446

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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