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End-of-Life Culture Cues

Overall Views of Latino Culture

Russian View on Family

Abbigayle Anderson, Madison Deardoff, Stephanie Cappell, Robin Boettger

It is very clear that Latinos feel that family is very important, this includes caring for your family members and taking the family members as a very importand idea when applying care.

In Russian culture, family is very important. There are no secrets and everything is shared between one another. Healthcare information is shared with the family. Including the family in as many conversations about the care plan is very important. One specific family member may take lead in making decisions for the sick. It is usually someone the patient is close to and can confide in. The entire family discusses problems the patient may face. Everyone is involved in the conversation, with the lead member and the patient having the most influence.

Death Views in Russian Culture

Family members being extremely cheerful and bright around the terminal patient. They do this to avoid worrying and anxiousness. Family members will be there around the clock taking care of the patients needs. The patient will have many relatives coming to visit during their stay; it is an expectation to visit the dying to catch up before the end comes.

For the Russians who practice their religion they may use prayer as a healing tool and food and nutrition to try to regain health. A religious figure may be requested to be present at the time of death depending on the denomination of the family.

Vietnamese Culture

Views on Family

Health View in Russian Culture

After Death Practices for Russian Culture

In Vietnamese culture it is common for the family to make decisions for the person who is ill, to spare them the stress and burden of having to do so themselves.

Women will take care of most of the ‘hands on’ bedside care. It is important to be able to care for the patient themselves as much as possible. Vietnamese culture varies from Western culture in that the entire family is considered a cohesive, tight knit unit. The family unit is not just parents and children, as is often seen in Western culture.

In Vietnamese culture the ‘family unit’ includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even other relatives. Decisions are often made as a family, and generally finalized by the father or eldest son.

In the Russian culture, families prefer a doctor, not a nurse, to talk to the family about the terminal illness of the patient. The family will not grieve in front of the patient, but the patient is free to express whatever emotion they want to. It is said that in Russian culture the family will make sure that their family member has the best care and will express their concerns with no regret if they believe something can be done better.

It is common for patients to request for all mirrors to be covered at the time of death. The family will shut the eyes and close the mouth of the deceased because it is viewed as bad luck. The family will also request that the coffin of the deceased be brought to the house before the burial so the deceased can visit their home one last time. Extreme emotions of grief will not be expressed in public; they are more than likely going to be expressed in the privacy of their own home.

Death and Burial in Latino Culture

Latinos View on End-of-Life Practices

Overview

Since many Latinos are of Roman Catholic faith, the list rites are given to the patient who is near death. This is performed by a priest and the body is anointed with oil. Latinos do not believe in organ donation, autopsies, or cremation as they believe the body needs to remain whole for the afterlife. Family members are known to grieve openly with boisterous expressions of grief, which is thought to be respectful of the dead.

It is part of the Latino culture to spend their remaining days at home surrounded by family. Many believe the soul is lost if they die somewhere other than at home. Family members can also use this time to make peace with the dying before their time has expired. Some families have certain rituals they perform during the end-of-life. These rituals may include prayer, rosaries, burning candles, pictures of saints, and even cleansing of the body.

As an overall, there is many differences when comparing cultures. Because of this, there is large importance on checking views when working in healthcare as this can change the the route of care.

Vietnamese Views on Caring For the Sick

Vietnamese View on Death

Vietnamese culture prefers to speak modesty, avoiding strong or exaggerating terms, preferring “emotionally balanced” conversation. There can be a good deal of ‘reading between the lines’, and overly dramatic speech makes a person sound insincere, and a more moderate approach can convey the information more thoroughly. Men shake hands, though women do not, but physical contact between strangers is generally avoided, and avoiding eye contact is considered respectful. It is expected the family will participate in the patient’s care as much as possible.

Death is seen a natural phase of the life cycles. As elderly people are to be revered, aging and death are not as feared and negative as in most western cultures. A strong history of Buddhism, Confucianism, reincarnation/heaven, and a number of other religions means death can even be seen as a positive thing. Even if it means easing suffering, anything seen to be hastening death may be seen as inviting bad karma upon oneself, or an insult to their ancestors.

References:

Vietnamese View on Death and Burial

http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/End%20of%20Life%20Care-Latino.pdf

https://dying.lovetoknow.com/death-cultures-around-world/hispanic-culture-death-dying

https://geriatrics.stanford.edu/ethnomed/vietnamese/delivery_of_care/end_of_life.html

https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/vietnamese-culture/vietnamese-culture-communication#vietnamese-culture-communication

http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/VietnameseCultureClue.pdf

http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/End%20of%20Life%20Care-Russian.pdf

http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/PDFs/RussianCultureClue.pdf

Often the deceased will have already made plans and wishes known to family members, including setting aside money and purchasing a burial outfit. There is a strong preference to die at home, rather than a healthcare facility, so the spirit may rest at home.

Latino View on Family

End-of-Life Cultural Cues

Latino View on Caring for the Sick

Family is very important in the Latino culture. Latino’s live in a family centered model. They lean on family during times of trouble and seek emotional support from family. This type of family-centered model is referred to as familismo

Through out the lives of different cultures, there are many differences that seperate the cultures.

In this presentation, we worked together to identify the difference between

  • Russian culture
  • Latino culture
  • Vietnasmese culture

Latino individuals who are ill are cared for at home by family members, particularly female family members. It is important when determining the treatment of a Latino patient, that one consults the family to understand their wishes for care. Many Latino’s believe God determines the severity of the sickness and dying is natural. Family may ask to be informed before the patient of diagnoses or test outcomes. This is to shield the patient from unnecessary pain.

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