Cultural competency of health care providers could reduce disparities in care related to race/ethnicity

2000 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Cultural Considerations in the Management of Chronic Pain

CAND Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Shakila Mohmand ◽  
Sumar Chams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Cultural Considerations

Cultural competency within health care helps eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. When assessing and treating patients with chronic pain, practitioners should feel confident in using information regarding a patient’s individual cultural beliefs due to their significant impact on the pain experience. Culture impacts perception, outlook, and communication of pain, as well as coping mechanisms. These are aspects of subjective history that influence important decisions regarding the management of chronic pain. Becoming more aware of what to look for and which questions to ask can allow naturopathic doctors and other health-care providers to continue improving therapeutic relationships and patient outcomes.

scholarly journals Cultural competency of health-care providers in a Swiss University Hospital: self-assessed cross-cultural skillfulness in a cross-sectional study

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Casillas ◽  
Sophie Paroz ◽  
Alexander R Green ◽  
Hans Wolff ◽  
Orest Weber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Cultural competency in health care: Web sites for health care providers and educators

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 648-706
Author(s):  
Karen Gilbert ◽  
Michelyn W. Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Care Providers

Correlates of Recreation- Versus Academic-Motivated Misuse of Prescription Stimulants

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Yomogida ◽  
Jocelyne Mendez ◽  
Wilma Figueroa ◽  
Niloofar Bavarian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Prescription Stimulants ◽  
Environmental Correlates ◽  
School Avoidance ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Our goal was to compare and contrast the correlates of academic- and recreation-motivated misuse of prescription stimulants (MPS). Questionnaires were distributed to a probability sample of students attending two universities. We used a series of logistic regression analyses to examine intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental correlates of use among academic-motivated users (versus nonacademic-motivated users) and recreation-motivated users (versus nonrecreation-motivated users; N = 257 students with MPS experience). Sensations seeking, older age, academic concern, family perception of MPS, family and faculty endorsement of MPS, perceived prevalence of MPS among friends, and financial stress were unique correlates of recreation-motivated MPS. Inattention, friends’ perception of MPS, friend endorsement of MPS, perception of willingness of health care providers to write prescriptions and negative expectancies were unique correlates of academic-motivated MPS. Variables that were correlates of both motives were race/ethnicity, year in school, avoidance self-efficacy, diversion, positive MPS expectancies, MPS intention, and other substance use. These findings have important prevention and intervention implications.

scholarly journals Health Disparities: Challenges, Opportunities, and What You Can Do About It

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani K. Atrash
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Racial disparities in health outcomes, access to health care, insurance coverage, and quality of care in the United States have existed for many years. The Development and implementation of effective strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities are hindered by our inability to accurately assess the extent and types of health disparities due to the limited availability of race/ethnicity-specific information, the limited reliability of existing data and information, and the increasing diversity of the American population. Variations in racial and ethnic classification used to collect data hinders the ability to obtain reliable and accurate health-indicator rates and in some instances cause bias in estimating the race/ethnicity-specific health measures. In 1978, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued "Directive 15" titled "Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting" and provided a set of clear guidelines for classifying people by race and ethnicity. Access to health care, behavioral and psychosocial factors as well as cultural differences contribute to the racial and ethnic variations that exist in a person’s health. To help eliminate health disparities, we must ensure equal access to health care services as well as quality of care. Health care providers must become culturally competent and understand the differences that exist among the people they serve in order to eliminate disparities. Enhancement of data collection systems is essential for developing and implementing interventions targeted to deal with population-specific problems. Developing comprehensive and multi-level programs to eliminate healthcare disparities requires coordination and collaboration between the public (Local, state and federal health departments), private (Health Insurance companies, private health care providers), and professional (Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratories, etc) sectors.  

Cultural Competency as a Skill for Health Care Providers

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán ◽  
Hilda Crespo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers

scholarly journals Preventive Discussions with Health Care Providers: Exploring Differences by Race/Ethnicity and Place

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Earnshaw ◽  
Amy Carroll-Scott ◽  
Lisa Rosenthal ◽  
Lydia Chwastiak ◽  
Alycia Santilli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Race Ethnicity

scholarly journals Developing Military Cultural Competency in Health Care Providers

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competency ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers
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