- Title
- Development and measurement of palliative care cultural standards using clinical indicators
- Creator
- O'Brien, Anthony P.; O'Connor, Margaret; Griffiths, Debra; Bloomer, Melissa J.
- Relation
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol. 8, Issue 1, p. 3-9
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-7563.2011.01510.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Australia is a culturally and linguistically unique country with one of the most diverse migrant populations in the world. For example, more than 25% of the population have been born overseas and comprise people from more than 200 countries, including Asian countries. To highlight this point, in 2008 Australia's overseas-born population accounted for 30% of all deaths. Although there have been many efforts by the Australian Government to establish culturally sensitive health services over the last 30 years or so, more work is required to ensure that culturally sensitive end of life care is provided, especially because of differences in culture and traditions at the end stage of life. It is vital to consider the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the palliative care setting, as highlighted in the literature, the including inequitable health outcomes in the healthcare requirements of people from the non-dominant culture. For the purposes of discussion, this article focuses on migrants who are considered to represent Asian culture. This group is broadly defined to include people from the many countries bordering Australia, including Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and China. It is a significant group due to decades of migration to Australia and where, in 2009, individuals born in China alone comprised the third largest group of overseas-born residents (this group is preceded only by individuals from the UK and New Zealand).
- Subject
- cultural sensitivity; multicultural; palliative care; migrants
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1307475
- Identifier
- uon:21436
- Identifier
- ISSN:1743-7555
- Language
- eng
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