Patneaude Arika, Kett Jennifer
Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Palliat Med Rep. 2020 Aug 20;1(1):171-173. doi: 10.1089/pmr.2020.0049. eCollection 2020.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, much has changed in the delivery of palliative care (PC). However, cultural responsiveness remains critical to our mission. It is essential to our aims of identifying individual goals of care and providing relief of suffering for our patients. Cultural responsiveness may also enhance trust and could be a mitigating factor in the staggering health care disparities unmasked during this pandemic. In this study, the authors outline the rationale for renewed focus on this issue, and offer some initial suggestions for how culturally responsive PC can be provided even in this extraordinary time.
在新冠疫情期间,姑息治疗(PC)的提供方式发生了很大变化。然而,文化响应能力对我们的使命仍然至关重要。这对于我们确定个体护理目标并为患者减轻痛苦的目标至关重要。文化响应能力还可能增强信任,并且可能是缓解此次疫情期间暴露出来的惊人医疗保健差距的一个因素。在本研究中,作者概述了重新关注这一问题的基本原理,并就如何即使在这个特殊时期也能提供具有文化响应能力的姑息治疗提供了一些初步建议。