Attitudes and preferences of Korean-American older adults and caregivers on end-of-life care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1867-1872

  Kwak, Jung ^a   Salmon, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; End of life; Hospice; Korean American

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AGING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748935834     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01394.x     Document Type: Article

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