%0 Journal Article %T Perceptions of a Dignified Death Among Elderly Veterans Using Homecare in South Korea %A Ji Young Lim %A Sun A. Park %A Young Mi Yoon %J Home Health Care Management & Practice %@ 1552-6739 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1084822318818821 %X This study was conducted to investigate perceptions of a dignified death among elderly veterans using homecare in South Korea. This study was a descriptive survey. The subjects were 161 elderly veterans using the homecare service of a national veteransĄŻ hospital for 1 year or more. ParticipantsĄŻ demographic, illness, and care characteristics and perceptions of a dignified death were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). ParticipantsĄŻ mean dignified death perception level was 3.18 on a 4-point Likert-type scale. Participants who received medical services free of charge had higher perceptions of a dignified death than those who had to pay. Having at least a college education, having above-average economic status, and being cared for by spouses or professionals were associated with higher perceptions of a dignified death. ParticipantsĄŻ perception of a dignified death differed by socioeconomic factors rather than disease characteristics. Therefore, to improve perceptions of a dignified death among elderly veterans using homecare services, it might be necessary for the state to assume greater responsibility for their medical expenses, to build better community-based end-of-life care systems, and to promote health and welfare policies for dignified death¨Coriented social infrastructure %K homecare %K death and dying care %K end-of-life care %K veterans %K community-based care %K elderly %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1084822318818821