Racial differences in attitudes toward hospice care
| Autor: | Carol Lee Hamilton, Bruce J. Neubauer |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Georgia 050109 social psychology Personal Attribute Choice Behavior White People 03 medical and health sciences Race (biology) 030502 gerontology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Hospice care White (horse) biology business.industry Health Policy 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hospices biology.organism_classification Telephone survey Black or African American Atlanta Family medicine Racial differences Female 0305 other medical science business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | The Hospice journal. 6(1) |
| ISSN: | 0742-969X |
| Popis: | Two-hundred and fifty three adults in the Atlanta area completed a telephone survey regarding prospective personal use of hospice services. Race was found to be the only personal attribute relevant to a predisposition to use hospice care. Whites were more likely than blacks to have attitudes conducive to the choice of hospice care. Although there is evidence in the literature that black Americans are less likely to use hospice care than are white Americans, there are not yet detailed explanations of personal differences in attitudes toward using hospice care. This article suggests themes for future research on possible racial differences in attitudes toward use of hospice care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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