Death and dying in Australia: perceptions of a Sudanese community

Abstract

The cultures and traditions of African countries vary widely; this study provides a snapshot of the views of a Sudanese African community about death and dying in Australia.

Negotiating palliative care in the context of culturally and linguistically diverse patients

“…Sudanese families in Australia, for example, have been shown to desire withholding news of terminal status until the community has organised support and resources. Moreover, they actively pursue traditional healing practices as part of end‐of‐life care . Religious values may also be diverse, and in some cases promote ideas counter to biomedical conceptions of best practice .…”

An ethnography of managing emotions when talking about life‐threatening illness

“…A lack of knowledge of palliative care may be a barrier to the development and uptake of palliative care services (Sneesby et al. ). At the time of this study in Addis Ababa, the palliative care service received patients through referrals from hospitals and health centres in the community as well as through patient or family self‐referral.…”

“…The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer challenges emerging economies and nurses are expected to play a large part in developing and leading preventative as well as palliative care services across the lifespan for those with NCDs (De Cola et al 2012). A lack of knowledge of palliative care may be a barrier to the development and uptake of palliative care services (Sneesby et al 2011). At the time of this study in Addis Ababa, the palliative care service received patients through referrals from hospitals and health centres in the community as well as through patient or family self-referral.…”

Analyse des connaissances des infirmiers sur les soins palliatifs et d’accompagnement à Kinshasa, RDC

“…Les taux de mortalité des adultes est de 6,1 pour mille chez les femmes et de 6,6 pour mille pour les hommes [6]. Face à l'émergence des MNT et la coexistence voir la réémer-gence des maladies transmissibles [8], il est concevable que l'application des SP en RDC puisse être quelque peu diffé-rente de celles décrites ailleurs [9]. Par conséquent, des modèles de SP adaptés pour la population congolaise sont à rechercher.…”