Background Cultural and linguistic diversity in patients and their relatives represents a
challenge for clinical practice in palliative care around the world. Cross-cultural training for …

Background The linguistic and cultural diversity found in European societies creates specific
challenges to palliative care clinicians. Patients' heterogeneous habits, beliefs and social …

Background In increasingly multi-ethnic societies fostering cultural awareness and
integration of immigrants is not only a political duty but also an obligation for social and …

The aim of this study was to assess palliative care staff's perceptions of multicultural care
provision and explore the barriers and facilitators to culturally sensitive care. Qualitative …

With an increasingly ageing population there will be a rising demand for palliative care,
including from older migrants and ethnic minorities. While many (future) physicians are …

Research shows slow improvement of the care of dying persons and their significant others.
One of the reasons for that is the lack of palliative care education as an integral part of health …

The definition of culture, as an integrated pattern of learned beliefs and behaviors that
include thoughts, styles of communicating, ways of interacting, values, practices, and …

Background Palliative care practitioners are increasingly caring for patients and families
from diverse cultural backgrounds. There is growing awareness of the influence of culture on …

Palliative care is increasingly confronted with cultural diversity. This can lead to various
problems in practice. In this perspective article, the authors discuss in more detail which …

Background Migrants seem to be underrepresented in palliative care in Germany. Access
barriers and challenges in care remain unclear. We aimed to provide a comprehensive …