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Palliative Care 2016
September 29-30, 2016
Volume 6 Issue 5(Suppl)
J Palliat Care Med
ISSN: 2165-7386 JPCM, an open access journal
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J Palliat Care Med 2016, 6:5(Suppl)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.C1.006PACIFIC MEETS WEST IN ADVANCING PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PACIFIC POPULATIONS
Sunia Foliaki
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, Tania Slater(s)
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Massey University, New Zealand
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his presentation describes the initial steps in conducting studies by Massey University to identify strategies to improve the
provision and use of specialist and primary palliative care among Pacific people in New Zealand (NZ). The NZ Ministry of
Health is reviewing Palliative Care Services in New Zealand including the assessment of the access and utilisation of such services
among the NZ Pacific population. The Pacific people in NZ have a disproportionately high health and socioeconomic burden
from Non communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes, cancer, and respiratory diseases (conditions that would benefit from
Palliative care). Palliative care has not always been responsive to indigenous cultural needs, the lack of which may result in unwanted
outcomes and loss of trust in health care services. Very few studies have explored palliative care services among Pacific people in NZ.
We hypothesise that issues to do with the complexity of socio-cultural perspectives and interactions in the delivery of palliative care
is a significant barrier for adequate access of these services for Pacific people. We are conducting mixed methods research involving
a quantitative assessment of access to and use of palliative care by Pacific people in 3 Hospice care services, and other national data
and a qualitative assessment systematically exploring the perspectives and experiences of Pacific palliative patients, their immediate
family and hospice service providers on challenges and enablers for the use of Palliative care and will integrate the findings with
previous research to inform policies to improving Palliative health care for Pacific people in NZ.
S.Foliaki@massey.ac.nz