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Millennials Musing About Advance Care Planning
Author Info
Thoelke, Greg Richard
ORCID® Identifier
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-5833
Permalink:
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533295054008494
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2018, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
Abstract
Advance care planning (ACP) is a process recommended for all adults to help understand and articulate their choices regarding future medical care. ACP is considered an integral component of high quality end-of-life (EoL) care, yet only 1 in 3 US adults completes ACP and little is known about ACP in college-aged adults. The objectives of this study was to better understand what a group of millennial college students (aged 18-25) reflect upon after completing an ACP assignment and how students interact with a commercially available ACP tool. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze 21 ACP tools and 27 student reflections. Most students choose to complete sections of the ACP tool related to choosing a health care proxy (~76%), how they wanted people to treat them (~66%) and their personal comfort (~66%). Three themes: the reality of mortality, importance/value of ACP, and concern for others were most prevalent after completing the qualitative analysis process.
Committee
Kate de Medeiros (Committee Chair)
Katy Abbott (Committee Member)
Robert Applebaum (Committee Member)
Pages
29 p.
Subject Headings
Gerontology
Keywords
Millennials
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Advance Care Planning
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End of Life Planning
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Young Adults
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Thoelke, G. R. (2018).
Millennials Musing About Advance Care Planning
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533295054008494
APA Style (7th edition)
Thoelke, Greg.
Millennials Musing About Advance Care Planning.
2018. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533295054008494.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Thoelke, Greg. "Millennials Musing About Advance Care Planning." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533295054008494
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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