[Can migration background be a boundary in palliative care at the end of life?]

Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
Christian BanseFriedemann Nauck

Abstract

According to current research data, individuals with migration background rarely utilize palliative care services. The potential reasons remain largely unclear, with cultural differences being suggested most frequently. A study focusing on the needs of cancer patients with migration background in Germany provides an overview of the care problems encountered. The qualitative study design focuses on biographic narratives by patients, their relatives and medical care providers (n = 57). Data were analyzed with "grounded theory" which disclosed various categories and coping strategies in dealing with both the disease and the care provided. Arriving in palliative care, severely ill patients with migration background experience social exclusion. These migration-specific effects have a negative impact on coping with the disease and on palliative treatment and end-of-life care. Relatives and medical care providers face a challenge when they fail to meet the patients' expectations. Many problems are attributed to cultural differences although patients nearing the end of their lifes tend to articulate rather generic needs. Individuals with migration background frequently receive palliative care without their care givers having any specif...Continue Reading

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Sep 13, 2008·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Ilhan Ilkilic
Nov 17, 2009·Palliative Medicine·Harvey BosmaArminée Kazanjian
Dec 15, 2015·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Oliver RazumJacob Spallek
Nov 25, 2016·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Maximiliane JanskyFriedemann Nauck
Feb 24, 2017·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Anke SpuraNadine Ladebeck

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