Living and dying with dignity in Chinese society: perspectives of older palliative care patients in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
Andy Hau Yan Ho,
Clw Chan,
Pamela Pui Yu Leung,
Harvey Max Chochinov,
Robert A. Neimeyer,
Samantha Pang,
Doris M. W. Tse
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft003
Subject(s) - dignity , palliative care , medicine , nursing , context (archaeology) , personhood , end of life care , generativity , qualitative research , psychology , social psychology , sociology , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law , biology , social science
he empirical Dignity Model has profoundly influenced the provision of palliative care for older terminally ill patients in the West, as it provides practical guidance and intervention strategies for promoting dignity and reducing distress at the end-of-life.
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