Social ecological influences on preferences for care provided at the end of life amongst Taiwanese city-dwelling adults
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Social and cultural elements are an essential part of the contexts within which people understand their word and make end-of-life decisions. A developmental social ecological model was used in this thesis to provide a comprehensive framework for examining influences on end-of-life preferences. The findings support claims made by social ecologists that individual's health-related choices can be influenced by cultural, social contextual and environmental factors over the course of life. The results of this study have implications for health professionals and the practices they can adopt to enhance end-of-life care.
Author: Ya Ling Huang
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2728770697