Cross-cultural differences in the care of patients with cancer: A review Journal Article
| Authors: | Trill, M. D.; Holland, J. |
| Article Title: | Cross-cultural differences in the care of patients with cancer: A review |
| Abstract: | In order to assure optimal care of patients with chromic medical illnesses it is necessary to take into account the cultural factors that may influence health-related behaviors. By using cancer as a model, this paper discusses the major cultural issues that should be considered in order to increase cultural sensitivity in the medical setting: family function, sex roles, language, disclosure of disease-related information, pain, attitudes towards illness and health practices, immigration, religion, autonomy versus dependency, and death and bereavement. Case histories illustrating the relevance of such sociocultural factors in the cancer setting are reported. © 1993. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; aged; review; case report; cancer patient; clinical practice; neoplasms; health behavior; attitude to health; chronic disease; patient information; death; bereavement; ethnic difference; language; patient attitude; religion; quality of health care; cultural factor; attitude to death; religion and medicine; family; middle age; mental health care; communication barriers; gender identity; self disclosure; immigration; sex role; emigration and immigration; cultural characteristics; human; male; female; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | General Hospital Psychiatry |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0163-8343 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science, Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1993-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 21 |
| End Page: | 30 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0163-8343(93)90087-5 |
| PUBMED: | 8436282 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 1 March 2019 -- Source: Scopus |
