Improving end of life care for Aboriginal families.

نویسندگان

  • Mary Hampton
  • Fleur MacQueen Smith
چکیده

WHAT IS THIS PROJECT ABOUT? Previous research suggests that cultural barriers can discourage ethnic minority patients from using services based on a palliative care philosophy. Palliative care philosophy promotes the idea of a “good death”: a patient-centred approach to relieving symptoms and meeting the goals of terminally-ill people for their end of life care (Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition, 2004). The research suggests that Aboriginal families in Canada are one culture that particularly needs these services.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Alberta RN

دوره 63 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007