Folklore has a critical role as a cultural transmitter, all the while being a socially accepted
medium for the expressions of culturally contradicting wishes and conducts. In this study of …

This essay illustrates what the Chinese family-based and harmony-oriented model of
medical decision making is like as well as how it differs from the modern Western individual …

Research suggests there has been a cultural change in the disclosure of diagnosis with
most evidence held in cancer literature. This article reviews how disclosure of diagnosis …

Filial piety has been touted as the Chinese answer to long term care of older people,
supported by legislations in Singapore as well as the People's Republic of China. In reality …

This article examines the representation of girlfriendship (Winch A (2013) Girlfriends and
Postfeminist Sisterhood. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan) in the Chinese TV series Ode to …

Purpose Due to the family-oriented cultural and legal context in China, understanding the
difference between patients' and family members' experiences of psychiatric services not …

This essay argues that the Chinese Mental Health Act of 2013 is overly individualistic and
fails to give proper moral weight to the role of Chinese families in directing the process of …

Background Although the number of cancer clinical drug trials is increasing rapidly in China,
issues concerning informed consent in this research context are understudied. By …

Background Patient-oriented information disclosure has been advocated by the National
Mental Health Law (NMHL) in China since 2012; however, reporting on diagnostic …

This article reports on a pilot study that examined the complexities of doctor–patient–family
communication in an oncology setting in Singapore. Twenty consultation visits were audio …