Cheong, Mark Wing Loong

Jahaya, Nadia Hani

Juatan, Nurashma

Mohd Zin, Zakiah

Rahman, Abu Bakar

Sheikh Ilman, Sheikh Shafizal

Teoh, Cindy Cy Oun

ACP is a process that expresses an individual's preferences via verbal or written communications for future health and personal care and helps prepare people for healthcare decision-making [1]. Currently, there is no legislation for ACP in Malaysia whereby medical intervention is needed to prolong lives. The decision falls onto the doctors or the next of kin [2]. Malaysia has seen an increase in the population of 60 years and above from 1.4 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2020 [3]. Although the majority agreed on the importance of planning for future medical management and having an open discussion on end-of-life issues with their doctors, most failed to make a formal written or verbal discussion. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical ventilation and dialysis were considered by most to be invasive life-prolonging treatments [4].Therefore, there is a need for Advance Care Planning activities to be implemented

Understanding the Views of Malaysian Public Towards Decision Making for End-Of-Life Care:An Online Study

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