Implications of Culturally Informed Palliative Care in a Chinese American Patient

1. Use a case example to showcase how culturally informed care can improve family and patient support, minimize conflict and misunderstanding between family and primary team.2. Providing culturally competent PC to Chinese diaspora patients can include respecting that death may be a taboo subject or word, careful attention to cultural beliefs around nutrition at end-of-life, and considerations of harmony and collectivism in the family unit in decision-making.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research