title: Assessing the cultural and religious needs of older people.
abstract: Patients' cultural and religious needs can become particularly important during ill health. This article describes two different frameworks and how they can be used by nurses to assess those needs among older people in their care.
authors.affiliation: St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rawlings-Anderson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012067:Religion; D012919:Social Behavior; D013998:Time Perception; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods*