These articles and texts have been identified during the development of the Multicultural page by the authors and reviewers. This is not an exhaustive list. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality.

2008
Bennett D, Kongnetiman L. Cultural Competency in Paediatric Palliative Care: A Literature Review. 2008 Alberta Health Services

Chater K, Tsai CT. Palliative care in a multicultural society: a challenge for western ethics.  Aust J Adv Nurs. 2008 Dec;26(2):95-100.

Pham K, Thornton JD, Engelberg RA, Jackson JC, Curtis JR. Alterations during medical interpretation of ICU family conferences that interfere with or enhance communication. Chest. 2008 Jul;134(1):109-16.

2007
Gozu A, Beach MC, Price EG, Gary TL, Robinson K, Palacio A, Smarth C, Jenckes M, Feuerstein C, Bass EB, Powe NR, Cooper LA. Self-administered instruments to measure cultural competence of health professionals: A systematic review. Teach Learn Med. 2007 Spring;19(2):180-90. Review.

Gunaratnam Y. Intercultural palliative care: do we need cultural competence? Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Oct;13(10):470-7.

Le Sage MR. Linguistic competence/language access services (LAS) in end-of-life and palliative care: a social work leadership imperative. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2007 Mar;2(4):3-31.

2006
Cintron A, Morrison RS. Pain and ethnicity in the United States: A systematic review. J Palliat Med. 2006 Dec;9(6):1454-73.

Cox CL, Cole E, Reynolds T, Wnadrag M, Breckenbridge S, Dingle M. Implications of cultural diversity in do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decision-making. J Multicult Nurs Health. 2006 Winter-Spring;12(1): 20-28.

2005
Crawley LM. Racial, cultural, and ethnic factors influencing end-of-life care. J Palliat Med. 2005;8 Suppl 1:S58-69

Johnson KS, Elbert-Avila KI, Tulsky JA. The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: a review of the literature. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Apr;53(4):711-9.

Searight HR, Gafford J. Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Feb;71(3):515-522.

2004
Siriwardena AN, Clark DH. End-of-life care for ethnic minority groups. Clin Cornerstone. 2004;6(1):43-8.  

2003
Lickiss JN. Approaching Death in Multicultural Australia. Med J Aust. 2003 Sept;179(6 Suppl):S14-S16.

Randhawa G, Owens A, Fitches R, Khan Z. Communication in the development of culturally competent palliative care services in the UK: a case study. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2003 Jan;9(1):24-31.  

2002
American Psychological Association. Culturally Diverse Communities and End-of-Life Care. (Fact sheet) 2002.

This page was created on 14 May 2008
Last updated 7 July 2009