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Table 2 The 5 Rs of Cultural Humility [41]

From: Experiences of pain and pain management in advanced disease and serious illness for people from South Asian communities in Leeds and Bradford: a qualitative interview study

Reflection

Aim: One will approach every encounter with humility and understanding that there is always something to learn from everyone

Ask: What did I learn from each person in that encounter?

Respect

Aim: One will treat every person with the utmost respect and strive to preserve dignity and respect

Ask: Did I treat everyone involved in that encounter respectfully?

Regard

Aim: One will hold every person in their highest regard while being aware of and not allowing unconscious biases to interfere in any interactions

Ask: Did unconscious biases drive this interaction?

Relevance

Aim: One will expect cultural humility to be relevant and apply this practice to every encounter

Ask: How was cultural humility relevant in this interaction?

Resiliency

Aim: One will embody the practice of cultural humility to enhance personal resilience and global compassion

Ask: How was my personal resiliency affected by this interaction?

  1. Source: Robinson et al.[41]