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. 2010 Feb;26(1):59-67.
doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.11.008.

Health-related quality of life and culture

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer  1 , Geraldine V Padilla, Kimlin Ashing-Giwa
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Health-related quality of life and culture

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer et al. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To clarify the relationship between quality of life (QOL) and culture.

Data source: Journal articles, proceedings, and clinical experience.

Conclusion: QOL is a subjective, multidimensional experience of well-being that is culturally constructed as individuals seek safety and security, a sense of integrity and meaning in life, and a sense of belonging in one's social network.

Implications for nursing practice: In a society where health disparities between diverse groups are known to exist, it is incumbent upon nurses to consider the impact of ethnicity/culture on the health care they deliver and on the QOL of their patients.

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