Role of children in end-of-life treatment planning among korean american older adults

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

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-184

  Ko, Eunjeong ^a   Berkman, Cathy S ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Culture; End of life; Filial piety; Korean american older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT CHILDREN; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONFUCIANISM; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 78649884783     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2010.529019     Document Type: Review

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