Other organisations health research
Multicultural Health Research | |
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Name of the Research
| Death, Dying and bereavement Practices |
Summary of Research | 'Death, Dying and Bereavement Practices' is a resource book recently produced in the Hunter based on focused interviews with significant ethnic community groups exploring their attitudes and beliefs. The aim of the work was to develop a resource to be used by health professionals when providing care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The report includes • A personal or group assessment of the cohesion of the migrant group • Attitudes to the care and management of the terminally ill • Attitudes to their own death • Attitudes to interventions to prolong life • A record of the religious preparations for death • Care given to the body of the dead including issues related to autopsy and organ donation • Mourning practices being used by communities. Representatives from the following ethnic and religious groups were included in our study: Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Filipino, Russian, Vietnamese, Polish, Latin American, Tibetan, Korean and members of the local Mosques. |
Ethnic communities Included in the Research | Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Filipino, Russian, Vietnamese, Polish, Latin American, Tibetan, Korean and Muslim Mosque members. We also interviewed significant community leaders such as the Samoan Presbyterian priest, Polish Catholic priest, Greek, Ukrainian and Macedon Orthodox priests, a Hebrew leader and a multicultural funeral director. |
Research Organisation Name | Hunter New England Local District, Multicultural Health Service |
Phone | 49246285 |
Contact Name | Catherine Norman Dominique Nyilas |
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Outcome | Book has been developed to be used as a resource for health professionals when providing care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse background. |