Swetz Keith M, Jama Abdi A, Quirindongo-Cedeno Onelis, Hatchett Lena
Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA.
Minn Med. 2011 Dec;94(12):43-6.
Given the large number of Somali refugees living in Minnesota, it is likely that Minnesota physicians will encounter Somali patients, some of whom will have serious illnesses. Although our knowledge of Somali expectations about health care is growing, little has been written about the Somali people's views of treatment for life-threatening illnesses or their ideas about end-of-life care. After encountering a Somali man with advanced cancer in our practice, we attempted to learn about the Somali view of death and dying and the kind of treatment Somali patients might want during their final days. We share what we learned so that others might provide more culturally competent end-of-life care for Somali patients in the future.
鉴于大量索马里难民居住在明尼苏达州，明尼苏达州的医生很可能会接触到索马里患者，其中一些患者会患有严重疾病。尽管我们对索马里人对医疗保健的期望的了解在不断增加，但关于索马里人对危及生命疾病的治疗观点或他们对临终关怀的看法的著述却很少。在我们的诊疗过程中遇到一位患有晚期癌症的索马里男子后，我们试图了解索马里人对死亡和临终的看法，以及索马里患者在生命最后阶段可能想要的治疗方式。我们分享我们的所学，以便其他人将来能为索马里患者提供更具文化胜任力的临终关怀。
