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Eric L Krakauer1,2,3, Sophie J Krakauer4, Christian Ntizimira5
1Program in Global Palliative Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ekrakauer@hms.harvard.edu.
Medical humanities
|February 11, 2026
Resumen
Los cuidados paliativos son cruciales para millones de personas en todo el mundo, especialmente en países de bajos ingresos. Los enfoques culturalmente sensibles, inspirados en la literatura, son vitales para una implementación efectiva, respetando las diversas creencias sobre la enfermedad y el sufrimiento.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Global La salud global.
- Los cuidados paliativos son cuidados paliativos.
- Ética médica y ética médica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Millones de personas en todo el mundo requieren cuidados paliativos, pero el acceso es limitado en los países de ingresos bajos y medios (LMIC).
- Los modelos occidentales de cuidados paliativos pueden no ser universalmente aplicables o culturalmente apropiados.
- Las enfermedades graves y el sufrimiento se experimentan y entienden de manera diferente en todas las culturas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Abogar por la implementación de cuidados paliativos culturalmente sensibles en entornos no occidentales.
- Para resaltar los riesgos de imponer prácticas médicas occidentales sin consideración cultural.
- Para usar la novela de Chinua Achebe, *Las cosas se desmoronan*, como un marco para el cuidado paliativo culturalmente consciente.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis cualitativo de las implicaciones culturales en los cuidados paliativos.
- Análisis literario de *Things Fall Apart* para obtener información sobre la imposición cultural y la sensibilidad.
- Desarrollo de un marco conceptual para el cuidado paliativo culturalmente adaptado.
Principales resultados:
- La imposición arrogante de los cuidados paliativos occidentales puede causar daños, reflejando las experiencias coloniales.
- Las diferencias culturales tienen un impacto significativo en las percepciones de la salud, la enfermedad, el sufrimiento y el final de la vida.
- Los cuidados paliativos culturalmente sensibles requieren apertura y tolerancia, reconociendo diversos contextos socioeconómicos.
Conclusiones:
- El cuidado paliativo efectivo en los LMICs requiere la adaptación a los valores y creencias culturales locales.
- Respetar las diversas formas de entender el sufrimiento y la muerte es esencial para una atención ética y óptima.
- Aprender de las interacciones culturales representadas en la literatura puede guiar iniciativas sensibles de salud global.
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