Respecting Cultural Differences in Goals of Care Conversations

Canadian Journal of Bioethics

Nico Nortjé¹  Divya Choudhury² 

[1] Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA;Lovett College, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA;

关键词: goals of care;    conversations;    patients;    culture;    values;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Goals of care conversations are often tough when patients face a poor prognosis, yet when patients are from a different culture it may be even more difficult. However, seeing cultural values as complementing rather than opposing could be beneficial to the care of the patient.

【 授权许可】

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