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Mexicans and care for the terminally ill: Family, hospice, and the church

Department of Sociology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Hector Balcazar, PhD

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of North Texas, Fort Worth, Texas

Jeanne Parzuchowski, MS, OCN

Southfield, Michigan

Susana Lenox, MSW

Phoenix, Arizona

The structural barriers to the use of hospice services by minority groups have been widely discussed. The attitudes of these groups are less clearly delineated. A series of focus groups with Mexicans was held in Michigan and Arizona. The participants were between the ages of 45 and 64 or over, as well as providers of services to Mexicans. Regardless of length of time in the United States, participants were low on acculturation scores. These groups found important attitudes about the roles of the family, hospice services, and spirituality and the church in providing care to terminally ill individuals.

Key Words: barriers to access • cultural diversity • end-of-life care • hospice services • Hispanic • Latino • Mexican-Americans • Mexicans • minority access to hospice

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 18, No. 6, 391-396 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/104990910101800608


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