title: Cross-cultural caring. Positive outcomes in Hawaii.
abstract: Cultural diversity in Hawaii affects all aspects of health, illness, and death and dying. Effective home care requires sensitivity to each patient's culture and a knowledge of how cultural differences can affect client outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Hale Makua Home Care Agency, Kahului, HI, USA.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006254:Hawaii; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care