Living and dying with dignity in Chinese society: Perspectives of older palliative care patients in Hong Kong

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 455-461

  Ho, Andy Hau Yan ^a   Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan ^a   Leung, Pamela Pui Yu ^a   Chochinov, Harvey Max ^b   Neimeyer, Robert A ^c   Pang, Samantha Mei Che ^d   Tse, Doris Man Wah ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit   (Canada)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^e Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Dignity; Elderly; Older people; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DYING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

CHINESE; DIGNITY; ELDERLY; OLDER PEOPLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONHOOD; RIGHT TO DIE; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84879850532     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft003     Document Type: Article

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