Cultural safety training for allied health students in Australia

Abstract Culturally safe health practitioners are essential for effective service provision to culturally diverse populations, including Indigenous Australians. Therefore, cultural safety education during training as a health care professional is an essential component in helping improve the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined whether the implementation of an Indigenous cultural safety education workshop increased self-rated cultural safety knowledge and attitudes of allied health students. The study employed a quantitative before-and-after design using pre- and post-surveys to determine the level of attitudinal change in students who attended a day long workshop. The study sample consisted of 1st year (n = 347) and 4th year (n = 149) allied health students at a regional Australian university over the years 2007–2011. Whilst the results of this current study are varied in terms of achieving positive change across all of the taught items of knowledge and attitude, they provide some evidence around the value of this type of curriculum intervention in helping develop culturally safe practitioners. An important finding was around the student's becoming self-aware about their own values and cultural identity, combined with acknowledging the importance of this cultural identity to interactions with clients. This form of ‘cultural humility’ appears to be an important step to becoming a culturally safe practitioner. These types of interventions would be enhanced through embedding and scaffolding throughout the curricula.

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Effects of participation in an aging game simulation activity on the attitudes of allied health students toward older adults

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice ◽

10.46743/1540-580x/2007.1166 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Beverly Henry ◽

Carolinda Douglass ◽

Irene Kostiwa

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Allied Health ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Term Care ◽

Allied Health Students ◽

Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽

Before And After ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Game Simulation ◽

The Impact

The Aging Game simulation activity was designed to improve medical students’ attitudes toward older adults. This study was conducted to determine if the Aging Game, adapted for use with allied health students, could yield positive results in the students’ levels of anxiety about aging and attitudes toward aging. The modified Aging Game was implemented at a large Midwestern university with 156 students from three allied health areas – nutrition and dietetics, physical therapy, and long-term care administration. All students actively engaged in the simulation activity and completed pre- and posttest questionnaires containing the Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) and the Aging Semantic Differential (ASD) measures. Results indicated most students had low anxiety about aging and positive attitudes toward older adults both before and after the Aging Game activity. Changes in the students’ pre- and posttest scores on AAS and/or ASD measures were mixed, with small differences in average scores. The demographics of the sample group for this study may partially explain the effects the simulation experience had on these allied health students. That some students took on a more negative attitude toward older adults after the simulation could be attributed to a more realistic view of the difficulties and challenges of aging. Also, the shortened timeframe of the Aging Game simulation may have affected the students’ reactions to the activity. Future activities to complement the simulation, such as reflective writing and interaction with older adults, may improve the impact of the Aging Game on the attitudes of allied health students.

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EFEKTIVITAS BOOKLET TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP PEMELIHARAAN KESEHATAN GIGI MULUT PADA IBU HAMIL

Jurnal Maternitas Kebidanan ◽

10.34012/jumkep.v4i1.499 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 66

Author(s):

Rahmaini Fitri

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

The Body ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Percentage Increase ◽

Oral Diseases ◽

Health Maintenance ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Before And After ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Pregnancy causes physiological changes in the body and as well as in the oral cavity. Dental and oral diseases associated with pregnancy that is, gingivitis, periodontitis and pregnancy granuloma. Mouth dental disease during pregnancy is not only influenced by the pregnancy itself but rather the lack of knowledge about dental and oral health maintenance. Efforts to improve the knowledge of pregnant women about oral health is done by providing information, information necessary for health education media. In this case the media is created and used to improve the knowledge of pregnant women is the booklet. This study aimed to analyze the differences in knowledge and attitudes before and after maintenance booklet oral health in pregnant women. This study is a quasi experiment with one group pre and post test design. The sample is the first trimester pregnant women who come to the health center in Sentosa Baru Medan as many as 34 people. Analysis of the data forcompare the average difference in scores of knowledge and attitudes before and after the intervention used the Wilcoxon test. The results showed there is an increased knowledge and attitude maintenance of oral health in pregnant women after being given a booklet with a value of p < 0.001, a percentage increase of 30% knowledge and attitudes percentage of 37%. The conclusions of this study is increased knowledge and attitude maintenance of oral health in pregnant women after being given a booklet.

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Correlates of human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge and acceptability among medical and allied health students in Northern Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ◽

10.1080/01443615.2021.1910639 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Zubairu Iliyasu ◽

Hadiza S. Galadanci ◽

Aisha Muhammad ◽

Bilkisu Z. Iliyasu ◽

Amina A. Umar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Papillomavirus ◽

Allied Health ◽

Northern Nigeria ◽

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ◽

Allied Health Students ◽

Papillomavirus Vaccine

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Satisfaction of Postoperative Patients on Pain Management Program its Relationship to the Knowledge and Attitudes of Chinese Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Tobacco Regulatory Science ◽

10.18001/trs.7.6.134 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 6609-6626

Author(s):

Shuyuan Li

Keyword(s):

Pain Management ◽

Optimal Level ◽

Management Program ◽

Chinese Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Pain Management Program ◽

Before And After ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

This study is a cross-sectional survey of the satisfaction of postoperative patients its relationship to the knowledge and attitudes of Chinese nurses on pain management. Data were sourced out from two groups of respondents participated in the study, 75 post-operative patients and 97 in-service nurses from the health institutions China. The study was conducted for five-months. Ethics protocols were observed before and after the conduct of the study. Findings showed that post-operative pain management program among the participating medical institutions in China were assessed to have moderate level of satiation by the patients. All the components namely pain relief experience, care provided by the nurses, education provided as to pain management, and therapeutic dialogue provided by the nurses were all assessed by postoperative Chinese patients at a fair level. Meanwhile, gender and education of post-operative patients can be considered as factors in the planning and implementation of pain management program. Consequently, similar to studies conducted worldwide, Chinese nurses do not establish yet an optimal level of knowledge and attitude towards pain management. Meanwhile age, experience, education are factors on the knowledge and attitude on pain management among nurses. Finally, positive moderate relationship is established between patient satisfaction and knowledge and attitudes of nursing staff towards pain management. The findings of these study call for action and reform in the implementation of pain management program focusing on the major role and development of 21st century nurses. Practical implications of the study are discussed.

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Influence Counseling with Smart Calendar Media (Kalpin) to Knowledge and Attitude of Pregnant Women about First 1000 Days of Life

Journal of Midwifery Science: Basic and Applied Research ◽

10.31983/jomisbar.v1i1.5340 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 11-15

Author(s):

Yanik Muyassaroh ◽

Ana Afifah

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Control Group ◽

Nutrition Counseling ◽

Lecture Method ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Good Nutrition ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Analytic Design

Malnutrition in pregnant women has an impact on the health of the next generation. Therefore, nutrition counseling first 1000 days of life needs to be given. Good nutrition during the period of 1000 days starting from early pregnancy until the child’s second birthday. This study aims to determine the effect of counseling with “Kalpin” or Smart Calendar on knowledge and attitude of pregnant women about the first 1000 days of life. This type of research is a comparative analytic design with pre-test and post-test control group. Nutrition counseling activities carried out by the lecture method using a smart calendar. Measurement of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women perfomed twice: before and after the extension granted. Analysis of the data used were bivariate analysis test Independent T-Test and Mann Whitney. The result shows influence of counseling about first 1000 days of life with Kalpin to knowledge (p = 0,000) and attitude of pregnant woman (p = 0,000) about first 1000 days of life. For health service can be a new input in efforts to improve the quality of service with realization the Program Healthy Indonesia that include first 1000 days of life.

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Enabling cultural safety in Indigenous primary healthcare

Healthcare Management Forum ◽

10.1177/0840470418794204 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

Gertie Mai Muise

Keyword(s):

Indigenous People ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Service Providers ◽

Health Centre ◽

Aboriginal Health ◽

Cultural Safety ◽

Safety Education ◽

Structural Racism ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Mainstream Healthcare

The Aboriginal Health Access Centre (AHAC) and Aboriginal Community Health Centre Model of Wholistic Health and Wellbeing is critical to addressing inequities and barriers that limit access to comprehensive primary healthcare for Indigenous people. Even with this model in place, there are multiple points of intersection with mainstream healthcare service providers across health sectors. Further, there is considerable cultural diversity among Indigenous healthcare staff and professional groups. These factors place Indigenous people at risk of culturally unsafe experiences causing harm. Given this, it is essential that leaders focus on cultural safety education to address both intercultural frictions within the Indigenous centres and systemic and structural racism widespread within the broader healthcare system. This article explores how one AHAC has undertaken to examine these complex challenges, while offering some direction on leadership within the sector.

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Language, Cultural Identity and Empowerment in the Dominant Culture

The Aboriginal Child at School ◽

10.1017/s0310582200007781 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 25-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Virginia Phillips

Keyword(s):

Cultural Identity ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Good Deal ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Written Language ◽

Indigenous Australians ◽

Dominant Group ◽

Dominant Culture ◽

Australian English ◽

Literate Society

Lack of a common means of verbal or written communication always creates problems of interpersonal communication and gives rise to misunderstandings and (possibly) prejudice against one or other party. On the surface, there would seem to be a good deal of merit in the suggestion that “if everyone spoke the same language, all these problems would disappear”. However, the matter is not as simple as it seems, for questions must be asked as to what language should be chosen, the dialect of it, and to what extent cultural factors, deeply related to the true understanding of how thought is expressed within a language, need to be addressed. In Australia, most reasonably well education Anglo-Celtic Australians asked these questions would immediately think of Standard Australian English (SAE), though working-class and indigenous Australians may consider it too “posh” and out of touch with their lifestyles. Few from the dominant group, however, would be even remotely aware of the degree to which cultural factors influence how thought is expressed in a language (as already mentioned), and how this influences the spoken language and, more particularly, the written language in a literate society.

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