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11339081

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ethnicity has been found to explain some differences across ethnic groups regarding end-of-life care choices. African Americans appear to be less likely to know about advance directives and to complete them. Five community-based focus groups, consisting of 27 African Americans, were convened to explore their perspectives of end-of-life care planning and decision making. Content analysis revealed six themes: death is not an option, religiosity and end-of-life care planning is a paradox, the health care system is a microcosm of societal and historical events, a "trusted" family member or friend is the contract for life-and-death options, ethnically relevant initiatives are essential to increase advance directives participation, and people are people. These themes serve to guide health care professionals in minimizing actions that increase African Americans' mistrust of the health care system not only in end-of-life situations but also in all of health care-related interactions.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1049-7323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
385-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Understanding and supporting African Americans' perspectives of end-of-life care planning and decision making.
pubmed:affiliation
University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, 2 Kirkham Street, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't