Health Care Providers' Cultural Competence: Impacting Personal Beliefs and Ethnocultural Empathy

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randa R. Remer ◽  
Alexandra M. Minieri ◽  
Deshana A. Collett
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Ethnocultural Empathy

scholarly journals “Beyond Personal Beliefs”

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401667271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Giulia Olivari ◽  
Gaia Cuccì ◽  
Emanuela Confalonieri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Personal Beliefs ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Adolescent Patients

Using a qualitative method, our study aims to explore, identify, and describe Italian health care providers’ reflections on the contraceptive behaviors of adolescents attending family health centers, and health care providers’ self-perception of their own job attitudes toward these adolescent patients. Semi-structured interviews with 46 Italian health care providers were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes emerged from the thematic data analysis regarding Italian health care providers’ self-perceptions and reflections. The first main theme was labeled “adolescents’ contraceptive behavior” and included two subthemes: “adolescents are confused and unprepared” and “contraception is a girls’ responsibility.” The second theme was labeled “job attitudes with adolescents,” and included three subthemes: “to inform and to educate,” “to build trustful relationships,” and “to go beyond personal beliefs.” The findings of this study showed that Italian health care providers perceive themselves as nonjudgmental and they interpret their own behavior as an attempt to answer adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs in an open-minded way. Their work with adolescent patients with relation to contraceptive behaviors is led by the desire to educate through building a significant and long-term relationship that could sustain these patients.

scholarly journals Improving Behavioral Health Equity through Cultural Competence Training of Health Care Providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supp2) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian McGregor ◽  
Allyson Belton ◽  
Tracey L. Henry ◽  
Glenda Wrenn ◽  
Kisha B. Holden
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Needs

 Racial/ethnic disparities have long persisted in the United States despite concerted health system efforts to improve access and quality of care among African Americans and Latinos. Cultural competence in the health care setting has been recognized as an important feature of high-quality health care delivery for decades and will continue to be paramount as the society in which we live becomes increasingly culturally diverse. Unfortunately, there is limited empirical evidence of patient health benefits of a culturally competent health care workforce in integrated care, its feasibility of imple­mentation, and sustainability strategies. This article reviews the status of cultural competence education in health care, the merits of continued commitment to training health care providers in integrated care settings, and policy and practice strategies to ensure emerging health care professionals and those already in the field are prepared to meet the health care needs of racially and ethnically diverse populations. Ethn Dis. 2019;29(Supp 2):359-364. doi:10.18865/ed.29.S2.359

scholarly journals Does Having a Culturally Competent Health Care Provider Affect the Patients’ Experience or Satisfaction? A Critically Appraised Topic

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda Brunett ◽  
René Revis Shingles
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Provider ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Provider ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Competent Health Care

Clinical Scenario: The level of cultural competence of health care providers has been studied. However, limited scholarship has examined whether the cultural competence of the health care provider affects patient satisfaction. Focused Clinical Question: Does cultural competence of health care providers influence patient satisfaction with their experience with their provider? Summary of Key Findings: Having a culturally competent health care provider, or one who a patient perceives as culturally competent, does increase patient satisfaction. Clinical Bottom Line: Cultural competence in health care plays an important role in patients being satisfied with their providers, as well as patients willingly and actively participating in their treatment. Strength of Recommendation: Questions 1 to 5 and 9 of the critical appraisal skills program were answered “yes” for all studies in the critically appraised topic. Thus, the authors strongly support the findings.

scholarly journals The United States Does CAIR About Cultural Safety: Examining Cultural Safety Within Indigenous Health Contexts in Canada and the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine Darroch ◽  
Audrey Giles ◽  
Priscilla Sanderson ◽  
Lauren Brooks-Cleator ◽  
Anna Schwartz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Safety ◽  
Care Providers

Purpose: This article examines the concept and use of the term cultural safety in Canada and the United States. Design: To examine the uptake of cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural competence, and cultural safety between health organizations in Canada and the United States, we reviewed position statements/policies of health care associations. Findings: The majority of selected health associations in Canada include cultural safety within position statements or organizational policies; however, comparable U.S. organizations focused on cultural sensitivity and cultural competence. Discussion: Through the work of the Center for American Indian Resilience, we demonstrate that U.S. researchers engage with the tenets of cultural safety—despite not using the language. Conclusions: We recommend that health care providers and health researchers consider the tenets of cultural safety. Implications for Practice: To address health disparities between American Indian populations and non–American Indians, we urge the adoption of the term and tenets of cultural safety in the United States.

Dynamics of Diversity: Becoming Better Health Care Providers Through Cultural Competence

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Bas¸alan Iz ◽  
Ayla Baylk Temel ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Mark Fridline ◽  
Faye J. Grund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers

Development of a Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Myers Schim ◽  
Ardith Z. Doorenbos ◽  
June Miller ◽  
Ramona Benkert
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Competence Assessment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultural Competence Assessment

This article describes initial testing of an instrument designed to provide evidence of cultural competence among health care providers and staff. The Cultural Competence Assessment (CCA) instrument was based on a model describing cultural competence components (fact, knowledge, attitude, and behavior). Content and face validity were confirmed through expert panel review, subject feedback, and field-testing. The CCA was administered to an interdisciplinary health care team in a community hospice setting. Preliminary findings suggest that the CCA performed well. Internal consistency reliability for the scale was 0.92. Construct validity by factor analysis demonstrated that 25 items had loadings above 0.42. Construct validity was supported with a significant correlation to the widely used Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence among Health care Professionals (IAPCC). Validity also was supported by significant differences between individuals with different educational levels and prior diversity training. The CCA is a promising tool to measure cultural competence in populations with a wide range of educational levels and backgrounds.

Converging Cultures: Partnering in Affirmative and Inclusive Health Care for Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 453-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Schweiger-Whalen ◽  
Shelly Noe ◽  
Stephanie Lynch ◽  
Linda Summers ◽  
Eve Adams
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Affirmative Practice ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender

BACKGROUND: Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community suffer from disproportionate rates of physical and mental illness. This population experiences enhanced vulnerability to illness as a result of societal marginalization, known as minority stress, which is compounded by insufficient LGBT education for health care professionals and stigmatizing experiences within medical institutions. AIMS: The aims of this study were to review the literature on LGBT cultural competence interventions; evaluate the effect of a 4-hour pilot workshop, “Converging Cultures,” on the development of cultural competence; and make recommendations for best practices in developing LGBT cultural competence among health care providers. METHOD: The study used a repeated-measures pre-/posttest design among a sample of 130 hospital employees and undergraduate nursing students. The GAP (Gay Affirmative Practice scale) scale, a measure of LGBT-affirmative practice beliefs, and an objective Knowledge Quiz were administered before and directly following the training. The posttest included three open-ended questions to elicit self-reflection and capture the development of cultural competence according to Campinha-Bacote’s theory, the process of cultural competence in the delivery of healthcare services. RESULTS: Paired sample t tests revealed significant improvement on the GAP and Knowledge Quiz. Open-ended responses reflected the five constructs of Campinha-Bacote’s theory. CONCLUSIONS: Self-reflection is an essential component of LGBT cultural competence education to uncover personal biases that affect clinical behavior. Future educational efforts for sexual and gender minorities should strive to avoid inadvertent marginalization of LGBT people through integration of concepts with existing curricula and workplace training.

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