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Organizational capacities for ‘residential care homes for the elderly’ to provide culturally appropriate end-of- life care for Chinese elders and their families

Kong, S.T.; Fanga, M-S.C.; Lou, W.V.

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Authors

M-S.C. Fanga

W.V. Lou



Abstract

Developing culturally appropriate end-of-life care for Chinese elderly and families is not an endemic challenge for Hong Kong, but that of the Western countries with a noticeable trend of rising Chinese population. The particular development of Hong Kong healthcare system, which is currently the major provider of end-of-life care, makes Hong Kong a fruitful case for understanding the confluence of the West and the East cultures in end-of-life care practices. This study therefore aims at building our best practice to enhance the capacity of residential care homes in providing culturally appropriate end-of-life care. We conducted two phases of research, a questionnaire survey and a qualitative study, which respectively aims at (1) understanding the EoL care service demand and provision in RCHEs, including death facts and perceived barriers and challenges in providing quality end-of-life care in care homes, and (2) identifying the necessary organizational capacities for the ‘relational personhood’ to be sustained in the process of ageing and dying in residential care homes. Findings shed light on how to empower residential care homes with necessary environmental, structural and cultural-resource-related capacity for providing quality end-of-life care for Chinese elders and their families.

Citation

Kong, S., Fanga, M., & Lou, W. (2016). Organizational capacities for ‘residential care homes for the elderly’ to provide culturally appropriate end-of- life care for Chinese elders and their families. Journal of Aging Studies, 40, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.12.001

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 5, 2016
Online Publication Date Dec 19, 2016
Publication Date Dec 19, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 15, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jun 19, 2018
Journal Journal of Aging Studies
Print ISSN 0890-4065
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
Pages 1-7
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2016.12.001
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1385057

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