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| Factors that influence elders' decisions to formulate advance directives | | Author(s) | Crystal Dea Moore, Susan R Sherman |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 31, no 1/2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 21-39 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Medical care ; Terminal care ; Rights [elderly] ; Wills ; White people ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In this study, 9 ethnic minority and 11 white, low-income community-dwelling older adults participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews regarding end-of-life decision-making related to the completion of advance directives (living wills and health care proxies). The participants were asked to discuss the role of their own evaluations and beliefs and their perception of the influence of significant others in their decisions to complete advance directives. Religious affiliation and a measure of religiosity were also examined. The participants overwhelmingly evaluated the completion of advance directives as positive, but many reported that discussing end-of-life issues with their children was difficult. In addition, depth of religious belief figured prominently in medical treatment planning for some of the participants, particularly those from minority ethnic groups. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000526402 A |
| Classmark | LK: LV: IKR: VTH: TKA: TKE: 7T |
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