Angela Sun|Quynh Bui|Janice Y. Tsoh|Ginny Gildengorin|Joanne Chan|Joyce Cheng|KY Lai|Stephen J. McPhee|Tung T. Nguyen
Efficacy of a Church-Based, Culturally Tailored Program to Promote Completion of Advance Directives Among Asian Americans
Chinese Community Health Resource Center|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|Harvard University|Chinese Community Health Resource Center|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
advance directive ad help guide medical decisionmaking asian americans aa less likely white americans complete ad pilot study investigated feasibility efficacy churchbased intervention increase knowledge behavior change related ad among chinese vietnamese americans study utilized single group pre postintervention design 174 participants 4 churches domain assessed demographics adrelated knowledge beliefs attitudes intentions ad completion conversations healthcare proxy data analyzed using chi square multiple logistic regression techniques observed significant increases participants adrelated knowledge intentions gain supportive beliefs attitudes ad resulting 718 ad completion 250 proxy conversation providing culturallytailored intervention stepbystep guidance help achieve significant changes ad related knowledge behavior aa church goers