'It's different from my culture; they're very different': Providing community-based, 'culturally competent' palliative care for South Asian people in the UK

Health & Social Care in the Community
Alastair Owens, Gurch Randhawa

Abstract

This article investigates the challenges faced by those trying to develop 'culturally competent' palliative care for South Asian cancer patients in Luton, UK. It discusses the findings of a phenomenological study of service providers' attitudes to and experiences of caring for South Asian patients. Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with a range of staff who work in home and community-based palliative care settings, including nurses, community liaison personnel and representatives of non-statutory organisations. The authors begin by considering how these service providers construct ideas of cultural difference and how these relate to philosophies of palliative care. They then examine attempts to deal with cultural diversity in everyday practice, focusing in particular on the social context of care in the home. The paper considers the ways in which staff attempt to incorporate the cultural needs of patients, family, kin and community. Rather than criticising current working practices, the authors highlight the complexity of delivering culturally competent services from the perspective of those working directly with patients. In doing so, they contribute to ongoing debates about the development of anti-discr...Continue Reading

References

Feb 23, 1999·British Journal of Cancer·H WinterC Varghese
Oct 29, 2000·International Journal of Palliative Nursing·Y Gunaratnam
Feb 1, 2003·International Journal of Palliative Nursing·Gurch RandhawaZafar Khan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 24, 2012·Palliative & Supportive Care·Lori WienerErica Ludi
Apr 2, 2005·Cancer Cell International·S PadmaGayatri Ramakrishna
Mar 20, 2010·European Journal of Oncology Nursing : the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society·M KristiansenA Krasnik
Dec 7, 2019·International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research·Waquas WaheedPeter Bower
Apr 4, 2012·Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care·Kristopher Dennis, Graeme Duncan
Jul 10, 2019·Palliative & Supportive Care·Jahan ShabnamMette Raunkiaer
May 27, 2004·British Journal of Cancer·G Randhawa, A Owens
Jul 25, 2007·Central European Journal of Public Health·Sara Elena Satorres, Lucia Esther Alcaráz
May 22, 2010·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Ya-Ling HuangDeborah Prior
May 27, 2010·Health & Social Care in the Community·Heather CastledenNadine Schuurman
Apr 20, 2007·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Sue Peckover, Robert G Chidlaw
Mar 18, 2008·Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz·Nils SchneiderM-L Dierks
May 14, 2011·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Palo Almond, Judith Lathlean
May 31, 2013·Health Care Analysis : HCA : Journal of Health Philosophy and Policy·J Jhutti-Johal
May 27, 2014·Journal of Transcultural Nursing : Official Journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society·Kuljit HeerMichael Larkin
Jul 12, 2019·Health & Social Care in the Community·Gary WithamMarian Peacock
Jun 22, 2006·Health & Social Care in the Community·M J StewartE Makwarimba
Apr 8, 2014·The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care·Lisa Seto NielsenDenise Gastaldo
Mar 28, 2007·Journal of Social Work in End-of-life & Palliative Care·Margie Rodríguez Le Sage
Nov 17, 2009·Palliative Medicine·Harvey BosmaArminée Kazanjian
May 26, 2006·British Journal of Nursing : BJN·Karen Davies
Mar 8, 2016·European Journal of Cancer Care·I van EechoudS Verhaeghe
Dec 7, 2006·Family & Community Health·Lynda G BalneavesA Fuchsia Howard
Mar 10, 2007·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Lisa Pau Le LowAnna Wing Yin Chan
Oct 18, 2011·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management·Natalie EvansUNKNOWN PRISMA

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.