BACKGROUND: Although @entity1442 ( @entity1442 ) are already exercised in many Western countries, cultural differences surrounding death and dying may potentially pose challenges to the implementation of @entity1442 in a Chinese community. It is therefore relevant to explore the experience with and attitudes towards @entity1442 of health care professionals, who are trained in Western medicine but working in a Chinese cultural setting. Hong Kong represents a unique setting for this. OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to evaluate clinicians' experience with and attitudes towards discussing @entity1442 with terminally ill @entity1 and their families. METHODS: In this descriptive pilot study, we conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among doctors working in the largest teaching hospital at the University of Hong Kong. RESULTS: Seventy-seven out of 269 doctors working in the surveyed departments completed the questionnaire. The majority of @entity1 (n=72; 94%) indicated willingness to initiate discussions about @entity1442 and 62% (n=48) supported the @entity195 to be recognized as a legally binding document but only 49% (n=38) had past experience of such discussions. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians were generally receptive of the concept of the @entity195 , willing to practice it clinically, and supported its legal recognition. However, @entity195 discussions were an infrequent encounter, hence many clinicians lack experience and are unfamiliar with relevant guidelines. Large-scale studies within the health care professions as well as qualitative studies further exploring potential barriers should follow.

Clinicians' Experience with and Attitudes toward Discussing Advance Directives with Terminally Ill XXXX and Their Families in a Chinese Community.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients'] @entity1442 :: ('MESH:D020178', 'Disease') :: ['ADs', 'advance directives'] @entity195 :: ('MESH:D000544', 'Disease') :: ['AD']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
