The end-of-life needs of Aboriginal and immigrant communities: a challenge to conventional medical models

R Leonard, J Paton, P Hinton, S Greenaway… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Concerns have been raised internationally about the palliative care needs of
migrants and First Nations people. This article presents insights from research investigating …

Insights from the Northern Territory on factors that facilitate effective palliative care for Aboriginal peoples

EL Phillips, PD McGrath - Australian Health Review, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
This article aims to assist remote communities to develop their own palliative care services
by providing findings on successful strategies identified through a 2-year research project …

“They Should Come Out Here...”: Research Findings on Lack of Local Palliative Care Services for Australian Aboriginal People

P McGrath, H Holewa… - American Journal of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Although Aboriginal Australians experience morbidity and mortality rates far greater than
that of the wider Australian population, to date, their access to culturally appropriate …

End-of-life experiences and expectations of Africans in Australia: Cultural implications for palliative and hospice care

K Hiruy, L Mwanri - Nursing ethics, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The ageing and frail migrants who are at the end of life are an increasing share of migrants
living in Australia. However, within such populations, information about end-of-life …

Considering Aboriginal palliative care models: the challenges for mainstream services

AP O'Brien, MJ Bloomer, P McGrath… - Rural and Remote …, 2013 - search.informit.org
This review discusses palliative care and end-of-life models of care for Aboriginal people in
the Australian state New South Wales, and considers Aboriginal palliative care needs by …

Cross cultural issues in the medical management and nursing care of terminally ill Aboriginal people in Central Australia

O Fried - 2000 - ses.library.usyd.edu.au
This research documents, for the first time, the experiences of non-Aboriginal primary health
workers caring for terminally ill Aboriginal patients in Central Australia. Despite the high …

Seven principles for Indigenous palliative care service delivery: research findings from Australia

P Mcgrath, H Holewa - 2006 - acquire.cqu.edu.au
In any society, the response to health and illness is shaped bycultural traits, values and rules
and learned through participation in that society. In Australia, there are significant cultural …

Improving palliative care outcomes for Aboriginal Australians: service providers' perspectives

S Shahid, D Bessarab, KD Van Schaik, SM Aoun… - BMC palliative …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Aboriginal Australians have a lower rate of utilisation of palliative care
services than the general population. This study aimed to explore care providers' …

Providers' perceptions of Aboriginal palliative care in British Columbia's rural interior

H Castleden, VA Crooks, N Hanlon… - Health & social care …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aboriginal Canadians experience a disproportionate burden of ill‐health and have endured
a history of racism in accessing and using health care. Meanwhile, this population is rapidly …

Passing on wisdom: exploring the end-of-life wishes of Aboriginal people from the Midwest of Western Australia

S Thompson, M Lyford, L Papertalk… - Rural and Remote …, 2019 - search.informit.org
Introduction: Indigenous patients with life-limiting conditions have complex needs,
experience reduced access to and uptake of treatment, and have lower utilisation of …