What a Hug Does: A Qualitative Study of Chinese Immigrant Families’ Experiences with Inpatient Palliative Care Specialists
Chinese patients and caregivers may prefer a PC approach that is sensitive to historical mistrust, leverages expertise in symptom management to inspire confidence, and accommodates the information and care preferences of the family unit. Further research is needed to examine the impact of these PC strategies on clinical outcomes for Chinese families.
Authors
- Lingsheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1278-0126)
- James A. Tulsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-0453)
- Irene M. Yeh
- Allison Kurahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-4121)
- Siyi Fan
- Rashmi Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2050-4500)
- Justin J. Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8928-4051)
- Richard E. Leiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-8766)
- Zhimeng Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-5553)
- Ramona Mahtani
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Ariadne Diagnostics (United States) (US)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26892820251388866
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00