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A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans.

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K Park, H-Y; C Hendrix, C
Published in: International journal of palliative nursing
September 2018

The increasing population of Korean Americans in the US makes it mandatory to develop and provide culturally competent end-of-life (EOL) care for this population.To synthesize previous studies on Korean Americans and their end-of-life (EOL) care.Four databases (Cinahl, PsycInfo, PubMed, and SocIndex) were searched and 11 articles were selected for review.Korean Americans tend to avoid EOL communication, and instead hope that their families would know about their wishes, without discussing them directly. Korean Americans consider advance directives unnecessary, and only a few Korean Americans use advance directives to lessen the burden of their family's decision-making. Many Korean Americans are unaware of what EOL care provides, which may explain why they seldom use it.Providers should discuss EOL care with Korean Americans and tell them what it entails. However, the discussion should be culturally tailored and involve family members whenever possible.

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Published In

International journal of palliative nursing

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EISSN

2052-286X

ISSN

1357-6321

Publication Date

September 2018

Volume

24

Issue

9

Start / End Page

452 / 461

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Terminal Care
  • Republic of Korea
  • Humans
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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K Park, H.-Y., & C Hendrix, C. (2018). A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 24(9), 452–461. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.9.452
K Park, Hye-Young, and Cristina C Hendrix. “A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans.International Journal of Palliative Nursing 24, no. 9 (September 2018): 452–61. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.9.452.
K Park H-Y, C Hendrix C. A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans. International journal of palliative nursing. 2018 Sep;24(9):452–61.
K Park, Hye-Young, and Cristina C Hendrix. “A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans.International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol. 24, no. 9, Sept. 2018, pp. 452–61. Epmc, doi:10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.9.452.
K Park H-Y, C Hendrix C. A literature review on end-of-life care among Korean Americans. International journal of palliative nursing. 2018 Sep;24(9):452–461.

Published In

International journal of palliative nursing

DOI

EISSN

2052-286X

ISSN

1357-6321

Publication Date

September 2018

Volume

24

Issue

9

Start / End Page

452 / 461

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Terminal Care
  • Republic of Korea
  • Humans
  • Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1110 Nursing