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dc.contributor.advisorHummert, Mary Leeen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohankumar, Deepthi
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-18T20:32:45Z
dc.date.available2009-06-18T20:32:45Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01en_US
dc.date.submitted2009en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:10294en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/5256en_US
dc.description.abstractThe process of end-of-life decision-making involves the choice of treatment preference and decision-maker. This study examined Asian Indian Hindus' decisions to determine age and cultural effects within the context of socioemotional selectivity theory. Younger (N=100) and older (N=100) Asian Indian Hindus completed a questionnaire on end-of-life scenarios, Western and Indian acculturation and Hindu end-of-life values. Twenty participants were interviewed. Results of sequential logistic regression provide support for the emphases on positive emotional experiences as predicted by socioemotional selectivity theory, but did not indicate age effects. This was substantiated in the qualitative interview data as well as supplemental analyses with a sample of younger (N=64) and older (N=59) non-Hispanic Whites. Asian Indians were less likely to choose life-sustaining treatments than non-Hispanic Whites. Autonomy in decision-making was important to both ethnic groups. The discussion focuses on implications of these findings for socioemotional selectivity and the role of culture in end-of-life decision-making.
dc.format.extent210 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansasen_US
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.en_US
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.titleProspective end-of-life decision-making: A study of Asian Indian Hindu younger and older adults
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.contributor.cmtememberEkerdt, David
dc.contributor.cmtememberKemper, Susan
dc.contributor.cmtememberLaPierre, Tracey
dc.contributor.cmtememberNelson-Becker, Holly
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineGerontology
dc.thesis.degreeLevelPh.D.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid6857423
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US


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