| Literature DB >> 17387082 |
Irene A Gutheil1, Janna C Heyman.
Abstract
This study used focus groups to understand Hispanic elders' and adult children's concerns about end-of-life planning. Ten older persons participated in the elders group, and ten adult children in a separate group. Themes in both groups included communication, control, burden, spirituality, religious issues, and importance of family relationships. Communication regarding end-of-life planning was of particular importance to both elders and adult children. The most striking indication of the challenges in communication about end-of-life issues is the insistence by both the elders and the adult children that their children/ parents do not want to have these discussions.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17387082 DOI: 10.1300/J457v02n01_05
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care ISSN: 1552-4264