A Community-Developed, Culturally-Based Palliative Care Program for African American and White Rural Elders with a Life-Limiting Illness: A Program By The Community for the Community

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Describes the development of a culturally-based palliative care program in Beaufort, South Carolina. Discusses different preferences for care between African American and White focus group participants, such as the involvement of family members and the role of hospice and palliative care.

Ronit Elk

Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 7(1), 36-40

2017

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Black or African American · Community engagement and volunteerism · Culture and cultural competency · Hospice and palliative care · The South · White · South Carolina