Anticipatory grief and chronicity: Elders and families in racial/ethnic minority groups

This article provides some brief demographic data on aging, describes anticipatory grief, and presents two cases of anticipatory grief involving elders in racial/ethnic minority groups with some analysis including cultural values and beliefs and some practical guidelines. The discussion ends with a...

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Published in:Geriatric nursing (New York) 2004, Vol.25 (1), p.44-47
Main Authors: Lewis, Irene Daniels, McBride, Melen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
African Americans - ethnology
Aged - psychology
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Americans - ethnology
Attitude to Death - ethnology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Chronic Disease - epidemiology
Chronic Disease - psychology
Communication
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Diversity
Female
Geriatric Nursing - organization & administration
Grief
Humans
Minority Groups - psychology
Models, Nursing
Nurse Practitioners - organization & administration
Nurse Practitioners - psychology
Nurse's Role
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Stroke - ethnology
Transcultural Nursing - organization & administration
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:This article provides some brief demographic data on aging, describes anticipatory grief, and presents two cases of anticipatory grief involving elders in racial/ethnic minority groups with some analysis including cultural values and beliefs and some practical guidelines. The discussion ends with a useful process model for improving communications with elders in racial/ethnic groups and their families.
ISSN:0197-4572
1528-3984
DOI:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2003.11.014