LIFE-COURSE AND CONTEXTUAL FACTORS OF ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH LIMITED INCOME
Christine Kimpel, Jana Lauderdale, David Schlundt, Mary Dietrich, Amy Ratcliff, Cathy Maxwell · 2023
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Planning end-of-life care ahead of time spares families hard guesses, yet older adults with low income plan less often than others. Christine Kimpel and five co-authors explored why in a 2023 study. They interviewed 20 adults aged 50 and older with limited income, recruited at six community sites.
The interviews were semi-structured and held in person, and the team read them against a theory of disadvantage piling up over a life. Four themes emerged: structural barriers at each life stage, social stress and support, personal ways of coping with stress, and readiness to plan. Participants described how money strain, past care experiences, and trust shaped their stance toward planning talks. The authors use the themes to show where health systems can lower the barriers that keep planning rates low in this group.
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| CREATOR | Christine Kimpel, Jana Lauderdale, David Schlundt, Mary Dietrich, Amy Ratcliff, Cathy Maxwell |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |