The influence of culture on end-of-life decision making

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

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-98

  Bullock, Karen ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; Culture; Hospice; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVING WILL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79952498631     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2011.548048     Document Type: Article

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