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| Current research findings on end-of-life decision making among racially or ethnically diverse groups | | Author(s) | Jung Kwak, William E Haley |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 45, no 5, October 2005 |
| Pages | pp 634-641 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Terminal care ; Medical care ; Law ; Rights [elderly] ; Research ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | A review of the research literature identified 33 empirical studies in which race or ethnicity was investigated as either a variable predicting treatment preferences or choices, where racial or ethnic groups were compared in their end-of-life decisions, or where the end-of-life decision-making of a single minority group was studied in depth. A narrative review identified four topical domains of study: advance directives; life support; disclosure and communication of diagnosis, prognosis and preferences; and designation of primary decision-makers. Non-White groups generally lacked knowledge of advance directives and were less likely than Whites to support advance directives. African Americans were consistently found to prefer the use of life support; Asians and Hispanics were more likely to prefer family-centred decision-making than other racial or ethnic groups. Variations within groups existed and were related to cultural values, demographic characteristics, level of acculturation, and knowledge of end-of-life treatment options. Common methodological limitations of these studies were lack of theoretical framework, use of cross-sectional designs, convenience samples, and self-development measurement scales. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070904210 A |
| Classmark | TK: LV: LK: VR: IKR: 3A: 64A |
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