title: Palliative care for Sikhs.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the palliative care needs of Sikh patients. It describes the basis of Sikh beliefs and practices and discusses practical aspects of caring for terminally ill Sikh patients and their families. Issues before and after death are considered and the importance of an individual approach is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 2PS, UK. steadman@walsallhospitals.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gatrad
authors.forename: Sukhmeet Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Hardev
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Notta
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005655:Funeral Rites / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom