Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Braun, Kathryn L. Dr (Editor), Pietsch, James H. Professor (Editor), Blanchette, Patricia L. Dr (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc, 1999
Subjects:
Death > Social aspects > United States.
Terminal care > United States > Cross-cultural studies.
Minorities > Medical care > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • J. Lynn Acknowledgments 1. An Introduction to Culture and Its Influence on End-of-Life Decision-Making
  • K.L. Braun, J.H. Pietsch, & P.L. Blanchette PART ONE: THE MEDICAL, LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONTEXT OF DEATH AND DYING 2. Physical Aspects of Dying
  • J.A. Patterson Fago 3. Cognitive Changes That Affect Capacity and End-of-Life Decisions
  • R.A. Martino 4. Autonomy, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self-Determination Act
  • J.H. Pietsch & K.L. Braun 5. Ethical Considerations and Court Involvement in End-of-Life Decision-Making
  • M.B. Kapp PART TWO: ETHNIC PERSPECTIVES AND END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING 6. Cultural and Religious Issues for African Americans
  • C.P. Mouton 7. Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care: The Hispanic Perspective
  • M.A. Talamantes, C. Gomez, & K.L. Braun 8. Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making among Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States
  • G. Yeo & H.
  • Nikoyeda 9. End-of-Life Decision Making in American Indian and Alaska Native Cultures
  • N.W. Van Winkle PART THREE: RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES ON END-OF-LIFE DECISION MAKING 10. Christian Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making: Faith in a Communtiy
  • M. Rowell 11. Catholic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Human Person and the Quest for Meaning
  • M.R. Alexander 12. Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making
  • W. Kavesh 13. Muslim Perspectives Regarding Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Decision Making
  • H.A. Hai & A. Husain 14. Buddhist Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making
  • R.Y. Nakasone PART FOUR: END-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES AND FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 15. Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making in the Hospital and Nursing Home Culture
  • C.A. Pierson 16. End-of-Life Issues in the Military Culture
  • P.W. Nishimoto & R.E. Newman 17.
  • End-of-Life Issues in the HIV/AIDS Community
  • R. Ogden 18. End-of-Life Issues: A Disabilitites Perspective
  • T. Koch 19. Talking to Patients About Death and Dying: Improving Communication Across Cultures
  • S.L. Kogan, P.L. Blanchette, & K. Masaki Author Index Subject Index.

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