"They don't want to hear us": Hispanic elders and adult children speak about end-of-life planning

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-70

  Gutheil, Irene A ^a,b   Heyman, Janna C ^b  

^a Department of Gerontology ^*  (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT CHILDREN; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PARENTS; RELIGION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33746660410     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J457v02n01_05     Document Type: Review

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