The Impact of Sociocultural Influences on the COVID-19 Measures-Reflections From Singapore.

Eng Koon, Ong

Eng Koon, Ong.

Eng Koon O; Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: ong.eng.koon@singhealth.com.sg.

J Pain Symptom Manage ; 60(2): e90-e92, 2020 Aug.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-773464

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents unique challenges to Asian countries like Singapore with a predominantly Confucian culture. Palliative care providers play an important role in supporting their patients and family members in these difficult times.

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Coronavirus Infections/ethnology; Coronavirus Infections/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/ethnology; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections/therapy; Culturally Competent Care; Culture; Family/ethnology; Family/psychology; Humans; Palliative Care/methods; Pandemics; Patient Compliance/ethnology; Patient Compliance/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; Singapore

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COVID-19; Singapore; confucianism; palliative

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Pain Symptom Manage Journal subject: Neurology / Psychophysiology / Therapeutics Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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