Older adults of underrepresented populations and their end-of-life preferences: an integrative review

Z Rahemi, CL Williams - Advances in Nursing Science, 2016 - journals.lww.com
This integrative review was conducted to examine the evidence for understanding diversity
in end-of-life preferences among older adults of underrepresented groups. Findings from 21 …

Does ethnicity matter—cultural factors underlying older adults' end-of-life care preferences: a systematic review

Z Rahemi, CL Williams - Geriatric Nursing, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to low levels of planned care, older adults of underrepresented communities tend to
experience higher rates of unwanted treatments at end of life (EOL). The purpose of this …

Health-related decisions for serious illness among ethnically diverse older adults

Z Rahemi, CL Williams, RM Tappen… - Advances in Nursing …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
We investigated the influence of sociodemographic factors, acculturation, ethnicity, health
status, and spirituality on older adults' health-related decisions when confronted with a …

Racial/ethnic preferences, sex preferences, and perceived discrimination related to end‐of‐life care

SA Duffy, FC Jackson, SM Schim… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated racial/ethnic preferences, sex preferences, and perceived
discrimination related to end‐of‐life care. Ten focus groups and a follow‐up survey were …

Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis

SN Etkind, AE Bone, N Lovell… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people
with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research …

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 …

End-of-life treatment preference among low-income older adults: a race/ethnicity comparison study

E Ko, J Lee - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2014 - muse.jhu.edu
Introduction. Racial/ethnic minority older adults in low-income status might be at a greater
risk than others of developing chronic illness. We sought to examine the effects of …

Centenarians' views on long life and nursing home living

SL Schrader - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: 1) Systematically examine centenarians' perspectives on longevity and living
in a nursing home (specifically food and hobby preferences). 2) Contribute to existing …

Elders' decision making regarding the use of long-term care services: A precarious balance

S Forbes, N Hoffart - Qualitative Health Research, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore factors that influenced decision making
regarding the use and nonuse of long-term care services, with a particular focus on elders' …

Veteran preferences for end‐of‐life care

A Running, N Shumaker, J Clark… - … Journal of Older …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding one's disease and prognosis is a difficult thing for anyone to be faced with.
Thinking about end‐of‐life issues can be incredibly stressful, and this is true for individuals …