Advance Care Planning: Does Patient Gender Make a Difference?

Perkins, Henry S.; Cortez, Josie D.; Hazuda, Helen P.

doi:10.1097/00000441-200401000-00006

Cited by 54 publications

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“…12 Furthermore, men with serious illness may also be more likely than women to view the health care system with suspicion, due to a fear that treatment might lead to harm or impaired functioning. 13 Taken together, these findings suggest that clinicians should be especially sensitive to whether male patients are receiving adequate assistance at home, from both family and professional caregivers, since they may be less likely than women to ask for such help.…”

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confidence: 96%

The Impact of Gender and Marital Status on End-of-Life Care: Evidence from the National Mortality Follow-Back Survey

Wachterman

Sommers

2006

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Marital status is a key variable mediating gender differences in end-of-life care. Unmarried individuals are less likely to receive help from informal caregivers-most notably because of the lack of spousal care-which may explain why they are more likely to end up in nursing homes. Clinicians need to be aware of the impact of marital status on endof- life care. Policymakers should consider that women will be disproportionately affected by policy changes in public financing for end-of-life care.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

The Impact of Gender and Marital Status on End-of-Life Care: Evidence from the National Mortality Follow-Back Survey

Wachterman

Sommers

2006

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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“…We explored beliefs about dying among Mexican Americans (MAs), Euro-Americans (EAs), and African Americans (AAs) [27][28][29][30] as well as their gender subgroups. We considered gender …”

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confidence: 99%

Cultural Beliefs About a Patient’s Right Time to Die: An Exploratory Study

Perkins

Cortez²,

Hazuda

2009

J GEN INTERN MED

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“…Hispanic women were found to be in favor of aggressive intervention but did not want feeding tubes placed (159). Mexican American men were found less likely to want aggressive measures and were more concerned about functional abilities at the end of life as opposed to their female counterparts (160). Asian and Hispanic ethnicity was found to be a predictor for greater emphasis on surrogate decision making, and all non-Caucasians were found to be less informed about advance directives and aggressive treatments near death (161).…”

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confidence: 90%