ReviewBMC palliative care2018
Key features of palliative care service delivery to Indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States: a comprehensive review.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Indigenous Peoples' Experiences in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Canada: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- "Are They Just Experimenting With All of Us?" Cultural Considerations for Clinicians Caring for Seriously Ill Great Plains American Indians.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2026Article
- Development of the SAVE study protocol to use lived experience to assess the value of serious health-related suffering and palliative care.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Working with Parry sound area local Canadian First Nations to describe a good death and ensure cultural sensitivity at the end-of-life.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
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- Spread, participant experience, and implementation of Pallium Canada's Palliative Care ECHO project: a mixed methods study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Need and challenges of palliative care in tribal people: a qualitative analysis.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- 'In our culture, we come when you die': Qualitative descriptive analysis of end-of-life perspectives in a reservation-based community.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of an Indigenous Palliative Care Nurse Navigator: A Program Evaluation.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- 'It's hard not to feel like somehow I fell short': A discourse analysis of palliative care providers' experiences with patients' nonphysical suffering.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Results of a Culturally Tailored Advance Care Planning Intervention for American Indian Peoples: A Quasi-Experimental Waitlist-Controlled Trial.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Lived experiences of palliative care physicians on the impacts of language and cultural discordance on end-of-life care across Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study using the intersectionality-based policy framework.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- A Retrospective Analysis of Characteristics Favouring In-Hospital Resuscitation Plan Completion, Their Timing, and Associated Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Increasing Lung Cancer Screening for High-Risk Smokers in a Frontier Population.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
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- Describing the characteristics and symptom profile of a group of urban patients experiencing socioeconomic inequity and receiving palliative care: a descriptive exploratory analysis.Palliative care and social practice · 2024Article
- Voluntary Assisted Dying/Euthanasia: Will This Have an Impact on Cancer Care in Future Years?Current treatment options in oncology · 2023Review
- A qualitative exploration of allied health providers' perspectives on cultural humility in palliative and end-of-life care.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndigenous peoples in developed countries have reduced life expectancies, particularly from chronic diseases. The lack of access to and take up of palliative care services of Indigenous peoples is an ongoing concern.
objectivesTo examine and learn from published studies on provision of culturally safe palliative care service delivery to Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand (NZ), Canada and the United States of America (USA); and to compare Indigenous peoples' preferences, needs, opportunities and barriers to palliative care.
methodsA comprehensive search of multiple databases was undertaken. Articles were included if they were published in English from 2000 onwards and related to palliative care service delivery for Indigenous populations; papers could use quantitative or qualitative approaches. Common themes were identified using thematic synthesis. Studies were evaluated using Daly's hierarchy of evidence-for-practice in qualitative research.
resultsOf 522 articles screened, 39 were eligible for inclusion. Despite diversity in Indigenous peoples' experiences across countries, some commonalities were noted in the preferences for palliative care of Indigenous people: to die close to or at home; involvement of family; and the integration of cultural practices. Barriers identified included inaccessibility, affordability, lack of awareness of services, perceptions of palliative care, and inappropriate services. Identified models attempted to address these gaps by adopting the following strategies: community engagement and ownership; flexibility in approach; continuing education and training; a whole-of-service approach; and local partnerships among multiple agencies. Better engagement with Indigenous clients, an increase in number of palliative care patients, improved outcomes, and understanding about palliative care by patients and their families were identified as positive achievements.
conclusionsThe results provide a comprehensive overview of identified effective practices with regards to palliative care delivered to Indigenous populations to guide future program developments in this field. Further research is required to explore the palliative care needs and experiences of Indigenous people living in urban areas.
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