Cultural manifestations of grief and bereavement: a clinical perspective.
The purpose of this article is to inform the reader that a commonality in grief and bereavement exists even though it is highly individualized. Health care providers and consumers of health care should realize and understand the potential for bias and miscommunication when there is delivery of care from non-similar cultures. Grief and bereavement are two of many issues existing in the health care delivery system which can result in substandard delivery of care as a result of cultural insensitivity and cultural incompetence.
Hardy-Bougere
Marilyn
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Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. mbougere@jsu.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001601:Bereavement; D003144:Communication Barriers; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005655:Funeral Rites / Q000523:psychology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011287:Prejudice; D012307:Risk Factors; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035502:Trust