Culturally Competent Palliative Care for Older Persons: Educational Intervention

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CULTURALLY COMPETENT WITH
PALLATIVE CAREIN THE OLDER PERSON

One intervention for providing culturally
competent care to elderly
 Educational intervention like
training and education
programs related to cultural
awareness can improve the
quality of care provided to
elderly people.
 It has the advantage of
improving cultural awareness
and sensitivity and supporting
staffs to effectively integrate
spirituality and culture within
palliative care
 The intervention can be
delivered in different modes
like online features, interactive
dialogues and self-reflection
(Fang et al. 2016).

Evidence on one intervention to
provide culturally competent care
There are many peer-reviewed research evidence that has
revealed the effectiveness of educational intervention in
improving cross-cultural communication among palliative
care staffs. These include:
Doorenbos et al. (2010) investigated about the effectiveness
of web-based educational intervention in improving cross-
cultural communication about end-of life issues. The results
of the study revealed that web-based training programs are
time and cost effective in reducing disparities at end of life.
Lubimir and Wen (2011) used the intervention of introducing
the delivery of culturally responsive care in end of life
treatment in a communication workshop for future
physicians. All graduating medical students were able to
engage in culturally competent palliative care at the end of
life.