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5 Palliative Care for African Americans and Other Vulnerable Populations: Access and Quality Issues
Pages 153-160

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... The 1994 American Cancer Society (ACS) cancer mortality rate was also higher for African Americans than for Caucasians.
From page 154...
... These last two points need more careful review to understand the full implications for financing health care for African Americans and other minorities facing terminal disease. Barriers to Utilization of Palliative and Hospice Care If care is to be improved for African-American and other underserved groups when there is a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease or chronic debilitating illness that may end in death, knowledge of the reasons for the current underutilization of palliative care and end-of-life services must be clearly understood.
From page 155...
... MINORITY ISSUES IN PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE What role does a lack of access to health care play in shaping attitudes about end-of-life care? Studies report that African Americans are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)
From page 156...
... PHYSICIAN INFLUENCE ON END-OF-LIFE CARE Physicians play a critical role in the lives of their terminally ill patients. Yet the majority of physicians were not trained in medical school or in continuing education courses about caring for patients at the end of life, communicating effectively and compassionately with them and their families, understanding the impact of cultural differences in addressing medical treatment at the end of life, or the importance of utilizing the full spectrum of medical support professionals in caring for these patients.
From page 157...
... 2. Teams of health care professionals across different settings need to be trained to understand palliative and end-of-life care and be funded to develop programs to provide this care.
From page 158...
... · NCI-designated cancer centers should provide plans to address equal access to cancer care services (including end-of-life care) in vulnerable populations.
From page 159...
... Payne R Racial injustice in health care.
From page 160...
... Knowledge of the Tuskegee study and its impact on willingness to participate in medical research studies. J Natl Med Assoc 2000;92(12)


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