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Table 2 Yarning data synthesis of caregivers’ experience of culturally safe care and associated risk

From: Patient journey mapping to investigate quality and cultural safety in burn care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families – development, application and implications

Cultural safety Principle

Definition

In-Practice examples

Caregiver’s experience at holistic time points and associated level of risk

crisis

help

confront

sustain

home

Reflexivity

Reflect on practice, mutual respect

Respectful interactions

low

low

med

med

med

Dialogue

True engagement and consultation

Build rapport and dialogue with family alongside consideration of kinship arrangements and decision-making structures, particularly as they relate to children

low

low

med

med

med

Power imbalances

Minimise power differentials and maintain human dignity

Including Indigenous health workers in multidisciplinary teams

low

med

med

med

med

Decolonisation

Acknowledging the key role of colonising history in contemporary health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Ensuring equity in healthcare to achieve equity in health outcomes

low

med

med

high

high

Regardful care

Provide care that is regardful of culture and challenges the status quo of providing care that is regardless of culture

Patient-centred care; where the context for the child and their family drives care decisions

low

low

high

high

high