End-of-Life Care in American Indian Populations of the Southwest

Law, Emily

dc.contributor.author	Law, Emily
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-13T21:43:43Z	en
dc.date.available	2015-05-13T21:43:43Z	en
dc.date.issued	2015-05-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/552713
dc.description	A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.	en
dc.description.abstract	American Indians and American Native (AI/AN) populations have faced health disparities for a period of time. Although their incidence for some chronic diseases such as cancer, may be lower than the general population, they suffer from the poorest survival rates of any ethnic group. As the AI/AN populations age and live longer with chronic disease as seen with the rest of the general population, the discussion of palliative care is becoming more important. Currently, there is not a lot of literature about palliative care that is specific to the AI/AN population. The paucity of research serves as an impetus to learn and examine the need of available palliative care resources for the AI/AN populations. We present the analysis of twenty interviews with staff members of local hospice organizations and hospitals. The interview questions ask participants about their views and experiences in delivering palliative care. Through these discussions, we investigate the current needs, social and cultural barriers, and the infrastructure of how palliative care is accessed and delivered.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en_US
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dc.subject	End of Life Care	en
dc.subject	American Indian	en
dc.subject	Alaskan Native	en
dc.subject	Hospice	en
dc.subject.mesh	Palliative Care	en
dc.subject.mesh	Terminal Care	en
dc.subject.mesh	Indians, North American	en
dc.subject.mesh	Inuits	en
dc.subject.mesh	Hospices	en
dc.subject.mesh	Hospice Care	en
dc.subject.mesh	Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing	en
dc.title	End-of-Life Care in American Indian Populations of the Southwest	en_US
dc.type	text; Electronic Thesis	en
dc.contributor.department	The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix	en
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the College of Medicine - Phoenix Scholarly Projects 2015 collection. For more information, contact the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Library at pbc-library@email.arizona.edu.	en_US
dc.contributor.mentor	Trujillo, Michael	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-09-07T04:45:55Z
html.description.abstract	American Indians and American Native (AI/AN) populations have faced health disparities for a period of time. Although their incidence for some chronic diseases such as cancer, may be lower than the general population, they suffer from the poorest survival rates of any ethnic group. As the AI/AN populations age and live longer with chronic disease as seen with the rest of the general population, the discussion of palliative care is becoming more important. Currently, there is not a lot of literature about palliative care that is specific to the AI/AN population. The paucity of research serves as an impetus to learn and examine the need of available palliative care resources for the AI/AN populations. We present the analysis of twenty interviews with staff members of local hospice organizations and hospitals. The interview questions ask participants about their views and experiences in delivering palliative care. Through these discussions, we investigate the current needs, social and cultural barriers, and the infrastructure of how palliative care is accessed and delivered.