“I KNOW EVERYTHING. STOP TELLING ME I’M FINE”: A DYAD STUDY ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST OLDER PATIENTS
Juncheng Tong, Jiawei Cao · 2024
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Juncheng Tong and Jiawei Cao studied how older cancer patients and their family caregivers can each feel unfairly treated, in work published in 2024. Kind acts meant to shield a patient, such as hiding bad news, can land as disrespect. The pair spoke with both sides of the care pair to trace where the hurt starts.
They held long talks with 23 patient and caregiver pairs and coded the talks theme by theme. Patients spoke of defining themselves, hiding facts from family, fear of social life, and fixed views on aging and death. Caregivers spoke of hiding news to spare pain, care without real talk, deep tiredness, and love that bends rules. The authors urge more open talk, more trust, and outside help such as counseling.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Juncheng Tong, Jiawei Cao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |