Older Latinos' attitudes toward and comfort with end-of-life planning

Health and Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

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

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Comfort; End of life planning; Latino; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951646028     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/35.1.17     Document Type: Article

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