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| A cross-cultural study of beliefs, attitudes and values in Chinese-born American and non-Chinese frail homebound elderly | | Author(s) | Madeleine Crain |
| Journal title | The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 15, no 1, Winter 1996 |
| Pages | pp 9-18 |
| Keywords | Chinese people ; Housebound ; Attitude ; Death ; Terminal care ; Medical care ; Cross cultural surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The general perception is that many minority ethnic groups are unwilling to discuss "taboo" subjects such as death and end-of-life choices. This investigation's main purpose was to ascertain whether Chinese-born frail older people in New York City wish to take part in medical decision-making regarding life-support interventions in the same way as other frail older people. The article reports on the attitudes to death and dying of 55 Chinese-born and 47 non-Chinese. Also reported are their attitudes to life-sustaining treatments, opinions concerning personal health, and attitudes towards life and past events. Although Chinese culture is believed to be family-centred, about half would choose to speak to a doctor about end-of-life issues. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980129201 A |
| Classmark | TKL: C6: DP: CW: LV: LK: 3KA: 7T |
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