End of Life Decision-Making Challenges in a Latino Patient with COVID-19: Facing Barriers

End of Life Decision-Making Challenges in a Latino Patient with COVID-19: Facing Barriers

COVID-19 pandemic brought difficult scenarios that patients and families are facing about end- of-life decisions. This exposed some weak areas in the healthcare system where we can continue improve in reducing disparities and emphasizing advance care planning from a primary level of care. We present...

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Main Authors: Irma Huayanay MD, Celia Pantoja MD, Chelsea Chang MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211021726
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spelling doaj-364f0673ecbe47f0a04307428cb689832021-05-31T21:35:20ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142021-05-01710.1177/23337214211021726End of Life Decision-Making Challenges in a Latino Patient with COVID-19: Facing BarriersIrma Huayanay MD0Celia Pantoja MD1Chelsea Chang MD2Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas, USADoctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas, USADoctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, Texas, USACOVID-19 pandemic brought difficult scenarios that patients and families are facing about end- of-life decisions. This exposed some weak areas in the healthcare system where we can continue improve in reducing disparities and emphasizing advance care planning from a primary level of care. We present a case of challenges in end-of-life decision-making in a Latino patient.https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211021726
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description COVID-19 pandemic brought difficult scenarios that patients and families are facing about end- of-life decisions. This exposed some weak areas in the healthcare system where we can continue improve in reducing disparities and emphasizing advance care planning from a primary level of care. We present a case of challenges in end-of-life decision-making in a Latino patient.
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