Cultural order, disease and health care

Cultural influences on health care in Palestine.

International cancer care efforts are focusing increasingly on why cancer typically is diagnosed at later stages in the developing world. In Middle Eastern countries, cancer usually is diagnosed at a more advanced stage of disease. For example, in Palestine, 42% of cases were reported stage III and 18% were stage IV. Receiving a cancer diagnosis and seeking treatment is influenced by cultural v...

Cross-cultural communication barriers in health care.

AIM To investigate healthcare professionals' perceptions of caring for people from ethnic minorities with poor or no English language skills when accessing health care. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 34 healthcare professionals to identify their perception of barriers encountered by those with poor or no English language skills. FINDINGS Five main themes were identi...

Cultural Issues Related to Mental Health Care

KEY TERMS acculturation • cultural competence • discrimination • homophobia • integration • prejudice • segregation • stereotyping LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you will be able to: • Identify various cultural and ethnic groups in the United States and Canada. • Compare the concepts of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping and their relationship to stigmatization. • Def...

Health care ethics: cultural relativity of autonomy.

Cultural competence and health care disparities: key perspectives and trends.

Cultural competence has gained attention as a potential strategy to improve quality and eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in health care. In 2002 we conducted interviews with experts in cultural competence from managed care, government, and academe to identify their perspectives on the field. We present our findings here and then identify recent trends in cultural competence focusing on healt...