The palliative care needs of ethnic minority patients attending a day-care centre: a qualitative study.
The aim of this study was to assess the culture-specific palliative care needs of ethnic minority patients. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted using elements of phenomenology with four ethnic minority patients who were attending a day-care centre. Although the aim was to assess cultural needs, it was found that the patients expressed basic human needs rather than culture-specific ones. The theme of acculturation, where patients 'fit in' with the dominant culture, was predominant. This suggests that stereotypical cultural care may not always be appropriate, as micro-cultures and individual diversity within cultures exist. These should be explored in the cultural assessment of ethnic minority patients.
School of Nursing, University of Nottingham, UK.
Fiona
F
Diver
Alexander
A
Molassiotis
Les
L
Weeks
D000069:Acculturation; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007563:Jamaica / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods; D014455:Ukraine / Q000208:ethnology