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| Issues in hospice utilization by Mexicans | | Author(s) | Donald E Gelfand, Hector Balcazar, Jeanne Parzuchowski |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 23, no 1, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 3-19 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Mexico ; Terminal care ; Usage [services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Limited use of hospice programmes by Mexicans - the largest Latino population in the US - is examined, by looking at factors in use, staffing, and the most effective means of communicating information and promoting hospice services to this group. Focus groups stratified by two age cohorts and length of residence in the US were held with Mexicans in Arizona and Michigan. Eight groups were held with community residents and two groups with providers of services to the Mexican community. Factors that inhibit their use of hospice services include knowledge of hospice programmes, fear of discrimination by agencies, possible costs, and language issues. Factors encouraging usage were also cited. Hospice staff need to understand Mexican culture, provide good care, and encourage the patient. A number of approaches to promoting hospice use, dispelling myths about hospices, and providing information were suggested. Structured factors as well as attitudes are thus crucial to determining hospice usage by this group. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909227 A |
| Classmark | TK: 7TY: LV: QLD: 7T |
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