Getting on “the same page”: a qualitative study on strategies for healthcare professionals in cross-cultural communication about serious neurological illness
High-quality care involves culturally-sensitive and tailored communication, which can be challenging for patients with neurocognitive deficits and limited abilities in communication and decision-making. Our study highlights six ways on how to establish rapport and improve cross-cultural serious illness communication with these diverse patients and families.
Authors
- Gabriela D. Ruiz Colón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8380-4511)
- Adela Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-9300)
- Karl Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-2566)
- Karleen F. Giannitrapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-6204)
Institutions
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01917-w
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00