Journal article
Are Asians comfortable with discussing death in health valuation studies? A study in multi-ethnic Singapore
Abstract
BackgroundTo characterize ease in discussing death (EID) and its influence on health valuation in a multi-ethnic Asian population and to determine the acceptability of various descriptors of death and "pits"/"all-worst" in health valuation.MethodsIn-depth interviews (English or mother-tongue) among adult Chinese, Malay and Indian Singaporeans selected to represent both genders and a wide range of ages/educational levels. Subjects rated using …
Authors
Wee H-L; Li S-C; Xie F; Zhang X-H; Luo N; Cheung Y-B; Machin D; Fong K-Y; Thumboo J
Journal
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1477-7525-4-93
ISSN
1477-7525