MEDRADSC 3DH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deontological Ethics, Palliative Care, Socioeconomic Status
4 Jul 2018
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Understanding and Respecting Cultural Differences
“Although death is universal, dying is very much a culturally specific experience.”
If we truly want to provide optimal palliative care we need to understand and respect that
differences exist… educate ourselves, ask the patient/family specific questions.
What is a culture?
An umbrella term that includes values, beliefs, customs, rituals, practices and behaviors
Combination of material and non-material components of human society
Provides a sense of identity, belonging, experiential framework
Empowers individuals to work together in relatively cohesive social groups
oHumans have learned to adapt culture as a tool for survival
oEnables us to communicate with each other in meaningful ways
Examples of culture:
Gender identity
Urban/rural
Socio-economic status
Sexual identity and orientation
Religion
Age/generation
Culture and Health Care
determines how we distinguish health status from sickness
forms the patient experience
influences diagnosis
impacts all facets of the illness experience
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Document Summary
Although death is universal, dying is very much a culturally specific experience. If we truly want to provide optimal palliative care we need to understand and respect that differences exist educate ourselves, ask the patient/family specific questions. An umbrella term that includes values, beliefs, customs, rituals, practices and behaviors. Combination of material and non-material components of human society. Provides a sense of identity, belonging, experiential framework. Empowers individuals to work together in relatively cohesive social groups: humans have learned to adapt culture as a tool for survival, enables us to communicate with each other in meaningful ways. Culture and health care determines how we distinguish health status from sickness forms the patient experience influences diagnosis impacts all facets of the illness experience. Death and illness may be linked to religious, Death and illness are biologically spiritual, social and environmental determinants. However, death and illness may be perceived to be separate entities.
