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Papadopoulos has defined culturally competent compassion as the human quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it using culturally appropriate and acceptable nursing /healthcare interventions which take into consideration both the patients’ and the carers’ cultural backgrounds as well as the context in which care is given.
Sources:
Papadopoulos I. Courage, Compassion and Cultural Competence. The 13th Anna Reynvaan Lecture. 19th May 2011, De Stadsschouwburg - Amsterdam City Theatre. Netherlands. 2011.
Papadopoulos I and Pezzella. A snapshot review of culturally competent compassion as addressed in selected mental health textbooks for undergraduate nursing students. Journal of Compassionate Health Care 2015, 2:3 (22 May 2015)
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