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Ethnicity and attitudes towards life sustaining technology

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  • Blackhall, Leslie J.
  • Frank, Gelya
  • Murphy, Sheila T.
  • Michel, Vicki
  • Palmer, Joycelynne M.
  • Azen, Stanley P.

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The ethical and legal implications of decisions to withhold and withdraw life support have been widely debated. Making end-of-life decisions is never easy, and when the cultural background of doctor and patient differ, communication about these issues may become even more difficult. In this study, we examined the attitudes of people aged 65 and older from different ethnic groups toward forgoing life support. To this end, we conducted a survey of 200 respondents from each of four ethnic groups: European-American, African-American, Korean-American and Mexican-American (800 total), followed by in-depth ethnographic interviews with 80 respondents. European-Americans were the least likely to both accept and want life-support (p

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  • Blackhall, Leslie J. & Frank, Gelya & Murphy, Sheila T. & Michel, Vicki & Palmer, Joycelynne M. & Azen, Stanley P., 1999. "Ethnicity and attitudes towards life sustaining technology," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 48(12), pages 1779-1789, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:48:y:1999:i:12:p:1779-1789
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