Irene Nga Yu Au
Biographic Data
| ID | 6515393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Nga Yu Au |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene Nga Yu |
| FAMILY NAME | Au |
| SIGNATURE | AU I N Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Talking About Advance Directives: A Discourse Analysis of Clinical Encounters in Hong Kong
Advance directives are written statements outlining patients’ preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments at the end of their lives. These statements are brought about through discussions between patients, family, and clinicians. We take an interactional perspective on advance directives and focus on how they are talked about during clinical encounters in Hong Kong. The findings are based on a discourse analysis of 27 consultations. Clinicia…
They are not taking it seriously”: Constructing family dynamics in end-of-life care interactions in Hong Kong
In Chinese culture, the family is central to the decision-making around care provided to terminally-ill patients. Previous research examined the preferences that patients and relatives have in regard to the family's role in end-of-life care. Our article takes a discourse analytic perspective and focuses on how familial dynamics are interactionally constructed by patients in audio-recorded end-of-life care consultations in Hong Kong hospitals. We …
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They are not taking it seriously”: Constructing family dynamics in end-of-life care interactions in Hong Kong
In Chinese culture, the family is central to the decision-making around care provided to terminally-ill patients. Previous research examined the preferences that patients and relatives have in regard to the family's role in end-of-life care. Our article takes a discourse analytic perspective and focuses on how familial dynamics are interactionally constructed by patients in audio-recorded end-of-life care consultations in Hong Kong hospitals. We …
Talking About Advance Directives: A Discourse Analysis of Clinical Encounters in Hong Kong
Advance directives are written statements outlining patients’ preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments at the end of their lives. These statements are brought about through discussions between patients, family, and clinicians. We take an interactional perspective on advance directives and focus on how they are talked about during clinical encounters in Hong Kong. The findings are based on a discourse analysis of 27 consultations. Clinicia…
Chinese family (1 works) · Complement (music (1 works) · Construct (python library (1 works) · Conversation analysis (1 works) · Critical discourse analysis (1 works) · Discourse analysis (1 works) · Dynamics (music (1 works) · End-of-life care (1 works) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 works) · Family life (1 works)