Indigenous stroke care: Differences, challenges and a need for change
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Title
Internal Medicine Journal
ISSN
1445-5994
Volume
49
Issue
8
First Page
945
Last Page
947
PubMed ID
31387153
Publisher
Wiley
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
Abstract
Indigenous peoples internationally experience stroke at a higher rate and at a younger age than non‐indigenous peoples,1-7 yet relatively little is known about treatments in the acute stages post‐stroke, access to rehabilitation services or long‐term outcomes. European colonisation severely impacted indigenous cultural practices, identity and overall health of communities leaving large inequities between indigenous and non‐indigenous populations.8 However, colonisation is not just an ‘historical event’. It has ongoing ramifications in the form of government policies and society systems and rules that reflect western colonial attitudes and processes and predominate to this day. As noted by Penn et al.,9 ‘in the case of health, such systems include diagnostic frameworks and services that reinforce inequities and misalignment between indigenous and non‐indigenous views of health and wellness as well as access to appropriate services’ (see Griffiths et al.10 for further discussion)...
DOI
10.1111/imj.14399
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Blacker, D., & Armstrong, E. (2019). Indigenous stroke care: Differences, challenges and a need for change. Internal Medicine Journal, 49(8), 945-947. Available here