Purpose: Palliative care is regarded as fundamental to human dignity and falls under the
definition of basic human rights. One considerable community of color whose needs are …

Objective: This project explored end-of-life care preferences and barriers among low-
income, urban African Americans and Latino/Hispanic Americans (Latinos) to uncover …

Abstract As the United States' population ages and grows more diverse, scholars and
practitioners have grown increasingly concerned about persistent disparities in the cost and …

Culture drives communication across an individual's lifespan. It is widely recognized that
palliative care is a cultural event. Thus an attempt to understand how cultural systems shape …

ObjectivesEthnic/racial minority groups are less likely to discuss issues involving end-of-life
treatment preferences and utilize palliative care or hospice services. Some barriers may be …

Methods: Authors searched, PubMed Central, Medline, and PubMed databases using
Racial Disparity and End-of-Life/Palliative Care combinations. A total of 57 studies were …

Those who have known an individual with a chronic medical condition or someone that has
been diagnosed with a terminal illness have experienced the physical and emotional toll …

Health disparities exist across different linguistic groups. Language barriers in primary care
can negatively affect access to healthcare services and the quality and safety of care at the …

IS THERE A RIGHT TO PALLIATIVE CARE Page 1 Palliative Care as a Human Right Frank
Brennan, Liz Gwyther & Richard Harding January 2008 Page 2 2 Frank Brennan MBBS DCH …

Cultural values influence how people understand illness and dying, and impact their
responses to diagnosis and treatment, yet end-of-life care is rooted in white, middle class …