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Direct linkPruchno, Rachel; Cartwright, Francine P.; Wilson-Genderson, Maureen – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
Knowledge about the ways in which race affects decision-making at the end of life is minimal, yet this information is critical for providing culturally sensitive care at the end of life. Data matching socio-demographic characteristics of 34 black and 34 white patients with end-stage renal disease and their spouses reveal that there are no…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Decision Making, Context Effect, Racial Differences
Winter, Laraine; Lawton, M. Powell; Ruckdeschel, Katy – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
Kahneman and Tversky's (1979) Prospect theory was tested as a model of preferences for prolonging life under various hypothetical health statuses. A sample of 384 elderly people living in congregate housing (263 healthy, 131 frail) indicated how long (if at all) they would want to live under each of nine hypothetical health conditions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Patients, Nursing Homes, Health Conditions, Older Adults
