Selected issues in palliative care among East Jerusalem Arab residents

Dublin Core

Title

Selected issues in palliative care among East Jerusalem Arab residents

Author

Qasem, Hanan

Publisher

2010/00/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20100000

Abstract

Understanding of cultural context is important when working with Palestinian patients, particularly in Israeli hospitals. Cultural competence includes individual assessment of communication needs and preferences. 'This is God's will and one mustn't protest. A person who believes accepts all that God gives' (patient quote).

Primary Classification

20.4.1

Secondary Classification

20.4.1;21.7;9.5.1

Primary keywords

cancer--[pri];cultural competence--[pri];palliative care--[pri]

Secondary keywords

attitudes to death;culture;health services accessibility;hospitals;Muslims;physicians

Subject

East Jerusalem--[pri]

Subject

Palestinians--[pri]

Journal Article

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention2010; 11(Supplement 1): 121-123

Note

Creative Commons Attribution License. This permits anyone to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the published work, provided the original work and source are appropriately cited

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

3 refs

ISSN

15137368 (print);2476762X (online)

Collection

IMSE Database

Citation

“Selected issues in palliative care among East Jerusalem Arab residents,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 16, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/37748.