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Palliative care in a multicultural society: perceptions of health care professionals

Beverley McNamara

Department of Anthropology, The University of Western Australia

Karen Martin

Research Officer for the Western Australian Hospice Palliative Care Association Research Group

Charles Waddell

Department of Anthropology, The University of Western Australia

Kevin Yuen

Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Silver Chain Hospice Care Service, Western Australia

This study assesses the perceived competence of 191 Australian palliative care professionals in delivering crosscultural care. The relationship between the perceived competence levels of professionals and their experience and training is examined. Strategies to improve crosscultural palliative care, as suggested by palliative care providers, are also presented. Information about perceived competence and the kinds of difficulties encountered in crosscultural palliative care interactions form the basis of suggested guidelines for proposed education programmes. The results of this study suggest that specific education, rather than individual experience of crosscultural interactions, which may not always be positive, is needed to improve the competence of palliative care professionals. Education, therefore, is the key to the provision of culturally appropriate care to patients and their families from all cultural backgrounds.

Key Words: culture • ethnic groups • palliative care • education

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 5, 359-367 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/026921639701100505
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