Accommodating the diverse cultural needs of cancer patients and their families in palliative care
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Article Title | Accommodating the diverse cultural needs of cancer patients and their families in palliative care |
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ERA Journal ID | 14069 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Huang, Ya-Ling, Yates, Patsy and Prior, Deborah |
Journal Title | Cancer Nursing |
Journal Citation | 32 (1), pp. E12-E21 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0162-220X |
1538-9804 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NCC.0000343370.16894.b7 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/cancernursingonline/abstract/2009/01000/accommodating_the_diverse_cultural_needs_of_cancer.15.aspx |
Abstract | Cultural issues have become an increasingly important consideration in healthcare. Such cultural issues, however, are underresearched in Australia, especially in palliative care. This study has sought to address this gap, exploring the social construction of cultural issues in palliative care by oncology nurses. A grounded theory approach was used. Semistructured interviews with 7 Australian oncology nurses provided the data for the study. The core category emerging from the study was that of accommodating cultural needs whereby to meet patients' specific cultural requirements, nurses actively found ways to accommodate the needs of patients and their families. This process often included compromise and negotiation whereby limits were set. In addition, the use of cross-cultural communication strategies emerged from the data as an important feature of cultural care. A series of subcategories were also identified as factors that could influence the process by which nurses would accommodate cultural needs. |
Keywords | Accommodating cultural needs; End-of-life care; Grounded theory approach; Oncology nurses; Palliative care |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420316. Palliative care |
420506. Sub-acute care | |
470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Tzu Hui Institute of Technology, Taiwan |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z9v5y/accommodating-the-diverse-cultural-needs-of-cancer-patients-and-their-families-in-palliative-care
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