“It doesn’t exist…”: negotiating palliative care from a culturally and linguistically diverse patient and caregiver perspective

“It doesn’t exist…”: negotiating palliative care from a culturally and linguistically diverse patient and caregiver perspective

Abstract Background The end of life represents a therapeutic context that acutely raises cultural and linguistic specificities, yet there is very little evidence illustrating the importance of such dynamics in shaping choices, trajectories and care practices. Culture and language interplay to offer...

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Main Authors: Emma Kirby, Zarnie Lwin, Katherine Kenny, Alex Broom, Holi Birman, Phillip Good
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Cultural and linguistic diversity
Qualitative
Australia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0343-z

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