Building Resilience for Advance Care Planning (ACP) in Chinese Americans

Group 1

Inclusion criteria for religious leaders:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age;

• Having served as a chaplain, pastor, or monk at a health care setting or religiousorganization in Chicago;

• Being able to read and respond to questions in English or Mandarin;

• Having experience in having end-of-life discussions with Chinese Americans inChicago.

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent.

Group 2

Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans living in Chicago:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age;

• Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans;

• Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin or English.

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent.

Group 3

Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans with experience in end-of-life care discussions:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age;

• Identifying themselves as first- or second-generation Chinese Americans;

• Having experience discussing end-of-life care decisions with others;

• Being able to read, write, and respond to questions in either English or Mandarin.

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent.

Group 4

Inclusion criteria for Chinese Americans with cancer, hypertension, or heart disease:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age;

• Self-identify themselves as first- or second-generation ChineseAmericans/immigrants;

• Having a diagnosis of chronic diseases, such as cancer, hypertension, or heartdisease;

• Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin;

• Being of the non-Hispanic Asian race/ethnicity.

Exclusion criteria:

• Having cognitive impairment per a Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire withmore than 3 errors, or

• Being born in the US.

Inclusion criteria for their family members:

• Age ≥ 18 years of age;

• Being able to read and respond to questions in Mandarin;

• Having a family member who is self-identified as a first or second-generationChinese American/immigrant and has been diagnosed with chronic diseases, such ascancer, hypertension, or heart disease.

Exclusion criteria: Unwilling to provide consent.