- Title
- Death and dying in Australia: perceptions of a Sudanese community
- Creator
- Sneesby, Ludmilla; Satchell, Ruth; Good, Phillip; van der Riet, Pamela
- Relation
- Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 67, Issue 12, p. 2696-2702
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05775.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- Aims: The aims of this study were to obtain information to support Palliative Care healthcare workers to meet the needs of the Sudanese population in death, dying, and bereavement. Background: Australia is a multicultural society and healthcare workers are faced with increasing numbers and diversity of immigrants to whom healthcare professionals strive to provide quality health care. Methods: A qualitative interpretive approach was used with data collected from a sample of 15 participants during focus group discussions. Data were collected in 2008–2009, transcribed and analysed. Results: The main themes and ideas identified in the dialogues were analysed under five main headings – Communication issues including disclosure and consent; Concepts of disease and illness; Attitudes towards medical treatments; Customs surrounding death, dying and bereavement; and Spiritual and religious issues. Conclusion: The cultures and traditions of African countries vary widely; this study provides a snapshot of the views of a Sudanese African community about death and dying in Australia.
- Subject
- culture; death and dying; nursing; palliative care; Sudanese
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1036259
- Identifier
- uon:13236
- Identifier
- ISSN:0309-2402
- Language
- eng
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