Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making / / editors, Kathryn L. Braun, James H. Pietsch, Patricia L. Blanchette

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 356 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 306.9
• Soggetto topico: Death - Social aspects - United States; Terminal care - United States - Cross-cultural studies; Minorities - Medical care - United States
• Altri autori: BraunKathryn PietschJames H BlanchettePatricia L
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Culture and Its Influence on End-of-Life Decision Making -- Part I - The Medical, Legal, and Ethical Context of Death and Dying -- Chapter 2 - Physical Aspects of Dying -- Chapter 3 - Cognitive Changes That Affect Capacity and End-of-Life Decisions -- Chapter 4 - Autonomy, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self-Determination Act -- Chapter 5 - Ethical Considerations and Court Involvement in End-of-Life Decision Making -- Part II - Ethnic Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making -- Chapter 6 - Cultural and Religious Issues for African Americans -- Chapter 7 - Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care: The Hispanic Perspective -- Chapter 8 - Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making Among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States -- Chapter 9 - End-of-Life Decision Making in American Indian and Alaska Native Cultures -- Part III - Religious Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making -- Chapter 10 - Christian Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making: Faith in a Community -- Chapter 11 - Catholic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Human Person and the Quest for Meaning -- Chapter 12 - Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making -- Chapter 13 - Muslim Perspectives Regarding Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Decision Making -- Chapter 14 - Buddhist Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making -- Part IV - End-of-Life Issues in Institutional Cultures and for Special Populations -- Chapter 15 - Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making in the Hospital and Nursing Home Culture -- Chapter 16 - End-of-Life Issues in the Military Culture -- Chapter 17 - End-of-Life Issues in the HIV/AIDS Community -- Chapter 18 - End-of-Life Issues: A Disabilities Perspective -- Implications. ; Chapter 19 - Talking to Patients About Death and Dying: Improving Communication Across Cultures -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Contributors.
• Sommario/riassunto: The difficult decisions that face dying individuals, their families and the professionals that help them at the end of their life are impacted by cultural background, religious upbringing, education and experience.
• ISBN: 9781452204819; 1452204810; 9780761912163; 0761912169; 9781452221595; 1452221596
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911144862303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II