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  • Seven Principles for Indigenous Palliative Care Service Delivery: Research findings from Australia

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    McGrath, Pamela Della
    Holewa, Hamish
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    McGrath, Pamela D.
    Year published
    2006
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    In any society, the response to health and illness is shaped by cultural traits, values and rules and learned through participation in that society. In Australia, there are significant cultural differences in the way disease and death are dealt with and understood by the dominant Anglo-Australian society and by Aboriginal peoples. The implications of such cultural differences are particularly poignant during the dying trajectory. As palliative care has only recently begun to address the cultural needs of Indigenous Australians, there is scant literature available on the topic. In order to address this hiatus, the present ...
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    In any society, the response to health and illness is shaped by cultural traits, values and rules and learned through participation in that society. In Australia, there are significant cultural differences in the way disease and death are dealt with and understood by the dominant Anglo-Australian society and by Aboriginal peoples. The implications of such cultural differences are particularly poignant during the dying trajectory. As palliative care has only recently begun to address the cultural needs of Indigenous Australians, there is scant literature available on the topic. In order to address this hiatus, the present article provides findings from a National Health and Medical Research Council two-year study on Indigenous palliative care conducted in the Northern Territory that documents a model for end-of-life care for Aboriginal peoples. The purpose of this article is to present the findings informing the seven principles (equity; autonomy/ empowerment; trust; humane, non-judgmental care; seamless care; emphasis on living; and cultural respect) that underpin the model. The articulation of the seven principles has been developed through extensive consultation with Aboriginal peoples and health professionals throughout the Northern Territory. As the principles have now been reviewed and affirmed by a diversity of national audiences, it is with confidence that the authors offer them as a practical starting point for ensuring that excellence in end-of-life care is provided for Australia's first peoples. In so doing, it is the authors' hope and expectation that the principles will provide insights for others working with Indigenous peoples around the world.
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    Journal Title
    Austral-Asian Journal of Cancer
    Volume
    5
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.ajcancer.ipp-shr.cqu.edu.au/issues/article.php?articleid=133
    Copyright Statement
    © 2006 The Researchman. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Oncology and Carcinogenesis
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/40346
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