Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Treatment preferences and advance care planning at end of life: the role of ethnicity and spiritual coping in cancer patients.
Although studies have reported ethnic differences in approaches to end of life, the role of spiritual beliefs is less well understood. ⋯ It was found that patients with cancer who used spiritual coping to a greater extent were less likely to have a living will and more likely to desire life-sustaining measures. If efforts aimed at improving end-of-life care are to be successful, they must take into account the complex interplay of ethnicity and spirituality as they shape patients' views and preferences around end of life.