Providing Culturally Respectful Care for Seriously Ill Vietnamese Americans.
J Pain Symptom Manage
; 58(2): 344-354, 2019 08.
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ABSTRACT
Vietnamese Americans are a heterogeneous population with a rich, shared experience and historical and cultural influences from Asia and Europe. Societal upheaval resulting from the Vietnam War and varied immigration patterns to the U.S. and levels of acculturation layer complexity to this resilient population. These experiences influence how the communities as a whole and how the family as a unit approach health care issues, their attitudes toward serious illness and care at the end of life. Challenges with caring for this population include lack of resources and training to provide culturally sensitive care, lack of appropriate advance care planning, and lack of interpreters or culture-specific care programs. All contribute to poor end-of-life care. An understanding of how these complexities interplay may help clinicians provide compassionate and patient-centric care to these patients, their families, and their supporting communities. This article provides an overview of culturally effective care for seriously ill Vietnamese American patients and makes recommendations for potential strategies for providing respectful end-of-life care.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Terminal
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Asiático
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Assistência à Saúde Culturalmente Competente
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Respeito
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pain Symptom Manage
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos