Gabriel Roman

TL;DR: Bridging cultural differences may improve patient–healthcare provider relationships, but may have limited impact in reducing ethnic disparities, unless coupled with efforts of Roma communities to get involved in creating and implementing health policies.

TL;DR: The study aims to explore the Roma’s beliefs and experiences related to autonomy and decision-making process in the case of a disease with poor prognosis, and identified ethical dilemmas concerning autonomy, lack of patients’ real decision- making power, and paternalistic attitudes exerted firstly by the family and, on demand, by the physician.

TL;DR: By paying attention to and respecting the Roma patients’ values, spirituality, and relationship dynamics, the medical staff can provide the most suitable healthcare by respecting the Patients’ wishes and expectations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the need for Romanian patients to embrace a religious coping in case of an incurable illness, and also the support that they can receive from both curative and palliative health care providers.

TL;DR: The necessity of the end-of-life care of a Rroma patient with Rroma traditions and the existing politics and services in the Romanian healthcare system represent a serious violation of human rights, in particular of the right to non-discrimination.