Cross-cultural caring: a handbook for health professionals

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
pp. 43-2834-43-2834
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Cultural

scholarly journals Brazilian Portuguese translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and apparent validation of the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alcina Juliana Soares Barros ◽  
Stefania Pigatto Teche ◽  
Aline Rodrigues ◽  
Charlie Severo ◽  
Raquel Saldanha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Semantic Equivalence ◽  
Verbal Comprehension ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Belief Scale ◽  
Numeric Scale

Abstract Objective This article concerns the translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and apparent validation of the Trauma and Attachment Belief Scale (TABS), an instrument used to assess the psychological effects of traumatic life experiences and vicarious trauma. Methods This study involved literature review and evaluation of conceptual and item equivalences involving expert discussion groups focused on the existence and pertinence of the underlying theoretical concepts and corresponding items in a Brazilian context. Two translations and respective back-translations were performed during the evaluation of semantic equivalence, as well as an evaluation considering the referential and general equivalences between the original TABS and each version. Twenty-eight psychiatrists and psychologists completed a pretest. The final version was tested for reliability through the Cronbach’s alpha and for verbal comprehension through the adapted verbal-numeric scale (ranging from 0 [I didn’t understand anything] to 5 [I understood perfectly and I had no doubt]) in another 64 health professionals. Results The cross-cultural adaptation demonstrated high semantic equivalence for both the general (>95.0%) and the referential (>90.0%) meaning. The total Cronbach’s alpha was 0.9173. All 84 items were maintained, and they favorably contributed to the internal consistency of the scale. The mean values of the adapted verbal-numeric scale for verbal comprehension obtained from health professionals varied from 4.2 to 4.9. Conclusion The Brazilian version of the TABS demonstrated high-quality conceptual, item, and semantic equivalence with the original instrument, as well as high acceptability, internal consistency, and verbal comprehension. The scale is now available for use.

Mental Illness Among Immigrant Minorities in the United Kingdom

1986 ◽  
Vol 149 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. London
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross Cultural Studies

Cross-cultural studies on immigrants from Pakistan and the New Commonwealth are reviewed, with emphasis on epidemiology and differences in clinical presentation. Their referral to the psychiatric service is also examined and deficiencies are noted. Awareness of transcultural issues among health professionals need to be increased in order to achieve diagnosis and improvements in health care.

How does trust affect help-seeking for Depression in Russia and Australia?

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110392
Author(s):  
Daniel Cavanagh ◽  
Tomas Jurcik ◽  
Morteza Charkhabi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Research

Background: Depression is a major contributor to the global burden of disease that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. Cross cultural studies find that culture influences levels of trust which can impact upon an individual’s likelihood to seek psychological help when experiencing Depression. Aims: Help seeking is essential for improved mental health outcomes. This study aims to consider how trust affects help-seeking as well as examine the differences in stigma and social distance between participants in Russia and Australia. Method: Participants consisted of two separate samples from Australian ( n = 229) and Russia ( n = 259) which were recruited based on a vignette of a diagnostically unlabelled psychiatric case history with Depression using a cross-cultural research design. They completed items on the level of trust in health professionals, stigma and endorsement of help-seeking. Results: Findings suggest that trust can predict the endorsement of seeking help from a psychologist. Moreover, trust was lower for participants in Russia compared to those in Australia for mental health professionals. Participants in Russia had higher levels of stigma and social distance than their counterparts in Australia. Overall, participants in Australia were more likely to seek professional help than those in Russia. Conclusions: Trust can predict the endorsement of help-seeking from mental health professionals cross culturally. Barriers to help-seeking such as stigma continue to negatively affect mental health outcomes, particularly in Russia.

Cross-cultural validation of the Brazilian version of the spiritual care competence scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 322-327
Author(s):  
Luciana Winterkorn Dezorzi ◽  
Márcia Mocellin Raymundo ◽  
José Roberto Goldim ◽  
René van Leeuwen
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Cultural Validation

AbstractObjectiveThis study describes the cross-cultural validation and psychometric evaluation of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale – Brazilian Portuguese version. This reliable and valid instrument is recommended in the literature to measure the outcomes of the education process in the development of spiritual care competences.MethodThis is a cross-sectional validation study following the stages proposed by Beaton et al.: translation into Portuguese, back translation into English, expert committee review for semantic equivalence, assessment of the clarity of the pre-final version, and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the final version in Portuguese. Health professionals working at a public hospital in South Brazil participated in the different stages of this study.ResultRegarding internal consistency, total Cronbach's alpha was 0.92 and the mean inter-item correlation was 0.29. The test-retest procedure showed no statistically significant differences in the six subscales. The intraclass correlation coefficient ranged from 0.67 to 0.84, demonstrating the stability of the scale.Significance of resultsThe results support the psychometric quality of the scale and indicate that the adapted instrument is a valid and reliable scale with good internal consistency for measuring spiritual care competencies of health professionals in Brazilian healthcare settings.

scholarly journals Health professionals’ attitudes toward religiosity and spirituality: a NERSH Data Pool based on 23 surveys from six continents

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 446
Author(s):  
Alex Kørup ◽  
Jens Søndergaard ◽  
Nada A Alyousefi ◽  
Giancarlo Lucchetti ◽  
Klaus Baumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Individual Participant Data ◽  
Network Search ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Individual Participant ◽  
Cultural Comparisons ◽  
Religiosity And Spirituality

Background In order to facilitate better international and cross-cultural comparisons of health professionals (HPs) attitudes towards Religiosity and/or Spirituality (R/S) using individual participant data meta-analysis we updated the NERSH Data Pool. Methods We performed both a network search, a citation search and systematic literature searches to find new surveys. Results We found six new surveys (N=1,068), and the complete data pool ended up comprising 7,323 observations, including 4,070 females and 3,253 males. Most physicians (83%, N=3,700) believed that R/S had “some” influence on their patients’ health (CI95%) (81.8%–84.2%). Similarly, nurses (94%, N=1,020) shared such a belief (92.5%–95.5%). Across all samples 649 (16%; 14.9%–17.1%) physicians reported to have undergone formal R/S-training, compared with nurses where this was 264 (23%; 20.6%–25.4%). Conclusions Preliminary analysis indicates that HPs believe R/S to be important for patient health but lack formal R/S-training. Findings are discussed. We find the data pool suitable as a base for future cross-cultural comparisons using individual participant data meta-analysis.

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