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 …

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 culture matter? Young and middle-aged Iranian-American adults' perspectives regarding end-of-life care planning

Z Rahemi, V Parker - American Journal of Hospice and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An increase of cultural diversity and treatment options offer opportunities and
challenges related to end-of-life (EOL) care for healthcare providers and policymakers. EOL …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Racial and ethnic differences in end-of-life care in the United States: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

M Orlovic, K Smith, E Mossialos - SSM-population health, 2019 - Elsevier
Population ageing poses considerable challenges to the provision of quality end-of-life care.
The population of the United States is increasingly diverse, making it imperative to design …

Cultural and religious beliefs and values, and their impact on preferences for end‐of‐life care among four ethnic groups of community‐dwelling older persons

S Ohr, S Jeong, P Saul - Journal of clinical nursing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore specific cultural and religious beliefs and values concerning
death and dying, truth telling, and advance care planning, and the preferences for end‐of …

Facilitating advance care planning with ethnically diverse groups of frail, low‐income elders in the USA: perspectives of care managers on challenges and …

J Kwak, E Ko, BJ Kramer - Health & social care in the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined care managers' perspectives on facilitating advance care planning
(ACP) with ethnically diverse elders enrolled in a managed long‐term care programme that …

Cultural concepts at the end of life

S Duffy, F Jackson, S Schim, D Ronis… - Nursing Older People …, 2006 - search.proquest.com
А continue to age, nurses will need to provide is rooted in Western values. Yet end-of-life
preferences culturally and gender sensitive end-of-life vary significantly among ethnic …

Preferences regarding and communication about end-of-life care among older Iranian-American adults

Z Rahemi, LM Dunphy… - Western journal of nursing …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Using a cross-sectional study, this article addresses end-of-life (EOL) care for older Iranian-
American adults. The purposes are twofold:(a) to explore participants' preferences for home …

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 …