Current research findings on end-of-life decision making among racially or ethnically diverse groups

J Kwak, WE Haley - The gerontologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: We reviewed the research literature on racial or ethnic diversity and end-of-life
decision making in order to identify key findings and provide recommendations for future …

Cultural diversity at the end of life: issues and guidelines for family physicians

HR Searight, J Gafford - American family physician, 2005 - aafp.org
Ethnic minorities currently compose approximately one third of the population of the United
States. The US model of health care, which values autonomy in medical decision making, is …

Defining futile and potentially inappropriate interventions: a policy statement from the Society of Critical Care Medicine Ethics Committee

AA Kon, EK Shepard, NO Sederstrom… - Critical care …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The Society of Critical Care Medicine and four other major critical care
organizations have endorsed a seven-step process to resolve disagreements about …

Racial and ethnic differences in preferences for end-of-life treatment

AE Barnato, DL Anthony, J Skinner… - Journal of general …, 2009 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Studies using local samples suggest that racial minorities
anticipate a greater preference for life-sustaining treatment when faced with a terminal …

Patient and healthcare professional factors influencing end-of-life decision-making during critical illness: a systematic review

DW Frost, DJ Cook, DK Heyland… - Critical care medicine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The need for better understanding of end-of-life care has never been greater.
Debate about recent US healthcare system reforms has highlighted that end-of-life decision …

Factors impacting advance care planning among African Americans: results of a systematic integrated review

JJ Sanders, MT Robinson, SD Block - Journal of palliative medicine, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: African Americans (AA) are more likely to receive worse end-of-life
(EOL) care and are less likely to participate in advance care planning (ACP) than white …

[LIVRE][B] Understanding dying, death, and bereavement

MR Leming, GE Dickinson - 2011 - amberton.edu
AMBERTON UNIVERSITY e-COURSE SYLLABUS PSY5735.E1 Perspectives of Death and
Dying Spring 2025 PROFESSOR INFORMATION: Name: Ai Page 1 AMBERTON …

[HTML][HTML] Cultural factors influencing advance care planning in progressive, incurable disease: a systematic review with narrative synthesis

E McDermott, LE Selman - Journal of pain and symptom management, 2018 - Elsevier
Context Advance care planning (ACP) can improve end-of-life outcomes, but low uptake
indicates it is less acceptable to patients of some cultural backgrounds. Objectives The …

Palliative and end-of-life care in the African American community

LV Crawley, R Payne, J Bolden, T Payne… - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES UNDER-use palliative and hospice care,
even when they have access to this care. Statistics from the National Hospice and Palliative …

Clinical and organizational factors associated with feeding tube use among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment

SL Mitchell, JM Teno, J Roy, G Kabumoto, V Mor - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Context Empiric data and expert opinion suggest that use of feeding tubes is not beneficial
for older persons with advanced dementia. Previous research has shown a 10-fold variation …