Since most hospitals funded by the Indian Health Service are focused more on acute care treatment and services for chronically ill people, end-of-life services for patients on Indian reservations are sometimes lacking, said Yoshiko Colclough, an assistant professor of nursing at MSU.
"But the reality is people are dying, and palliative care is needed," Colclough said.
The LAF notes that cancer occurrence is significantly higher among American Indian populations compared to whites with respect to both incidence and mortality.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Improving End-of-Life Care for American Indians
A Montana State University nursing professor has been given a grant to improve end-of-life care among the Blackfeet tribe.
