Open AccessPalliative care services for Indian migrants in Australia: Experiences of the family of terminally Ill patients
Author(s) -
Sujatha Shanmugasundaram,
Margaret Mary O'Connor
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.53589
Subject(s) - palliative care , disadvantaged , nursing , end of life care , qualitative research , medicine , cultural issues , terminally ill , health care , family medicine , sociology , economic growth , social science , economics
The way that health care systems in developing countries like India care for dying patients, has an impact on the expectations of such care for those who migrate to other countries faces. At the end of life, cultural issues may impact on the quality of life remaining and for that reason, it is important that particular cultural practices are understood. This paper describes a study that investigated the cultural issues of access to palliative care services for Indian migrants in Australia.