1. Issues Affecting Utilization of Hospice Services by Rural Hispanics
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Ellen Csikai Mph and Holly Randall Lmsw
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Service (business) ,education.field_of_study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Health (social science) ,Social work ,Poverty ,business.industry ,Population ,Education ,Nursing ,Family medicine ,Health insurance ,Medicine ,Willingness to accept ,business ,education ,Cultural competence ,Hospice care - Abstract
As the population of Hispanics in the U.S. is growing, their utilization of hospice care remains low. In a study of 110 rural His-panics, most (88%) were not familiar with hospice, but did report willingness to accept such service in their homes. The most important possible barrier to receiving hospice care was language, along with poverty, lack of health insurance, and low levels of education. Hospice social workers can contribute greatly to an effort to increase access to hospice by offering education to the Hispanic community and promoting cultural awareness among hospice staff. more...
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- 2003
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