"They don't want to hear us": Hispanic elders and adult children speak about end-of-life planning.
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.
Gutheil
Irene A
IA
Ravazzin Center for Social Work Research in Aging, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA. gutheil@fordham.edu
Heyman
Janna C
JC
D032721:Adult Children / Q000523:psychology*; D032722:Advance Care Planning; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D017144:Focus Groups; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012067:Religion; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*