Palliative care for Muslims and issues before death

Bibliographic Data

ID23178139
AuthorsAR Gatrad (Manor Hospital, Senior Lecturer (Honorary), Birmingham University, Honorary Assistant Professor (Paediatrics) University of Kentucky), Aziz Sheikh (0000-0001-7022-3056, General Medical Council)
Year2002
Volume8
Issue11
Pages526-531
Publication date2002-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Palliative Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1357-6321 • E-ISSN: 2052-286X
PublisherMark Allen Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.12968/ijpn.2002.8.11.10894
PMID12514462
OpenAlexW4238172601
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited7

National and European directives have now enshrined within European law the requirement that health-care professionals provide their patients with culturally appropriate and sensitive care. Although well intentioned, many health professionals find it difficult to translate these directives into practice. Barriers to providing culturally competent care include racism, institutional discrimination and gaps in our understanding of the interface between culture and health - this latter factor reflecting the lack of training in transcultural health care. In this paper, we concentrate on issues relating to the provision of palliative care near death to Muslims of South Asian origin in the UK, although much of what is said will equally be applicable to Muslims from other parts of the world. This is the first of two articles giving insights into the palliative care of Muslims. The second article ‘Palliative care of Muslims and issues after death’ will appear in a later issue.

Cultural diversity · Cultural issues · Culturally sensitive · Health care · Health professionals · Palliative care · Political science · Public relations · Racism · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology