title: Ten best practices to enhance culturally competent communication in palliative care.
abstract: Communication involves a 2-way process of sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal messages. Communication is socially constructed and embedded in culture. This paper addresses the connection between communication and culture and provides several areas of importance to consider when assuring that individualized care is provided for persons with cancer and their families. Ten recommendations or best practices are suggested to enhance culturally competent communication in palliative care for adults with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Capstone Healthcare Group, Phoenix, AZ 85021, USA. carollong@cox.net
authors.forename: Carol O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007802:Language; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029181:Spirituality