Physician Perception of Trust and Communication with Asian Patients with Serious Illness and Their Families in the United States: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

This study is a step in illustrating how a cross-cultural approach to communication needs to align physicians, patients, and families on the process of communication and shared decision-making and not only on the goals for care. Moving toward a cultural adaptive approach can empower clinicians to engage in a trust-building process of inquiry, observation, and understanding of how sociocultural factors impact patient preferences for health care.