Table 2.

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

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