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Cultural competence is the ability of health providers and organizations to deliver health care services that meet the cultural, social, and religious needs of patients and their families. Culturally competent care can improve patient quality and care outcomes.
Key points. •. Religion, belief and culture are potential sources of moral purpose and personal strength for doctors and patients. •. Personal beliefs and cultural practices are central to doctors' lives. •. A doctor's own religion, culture or beliefs should not adversely affect their patients. •. A patient's spiritual, social and ...
Cultural beliefs shape our perceptions of health, illness, and the role of health care providers. For instance, some cultures view health as a state of balance between the body, mind, and spirit, while others see it as the absence of disease.
The project on the cultural contexts of health and well-being argues that incorporating cultural awareness into policy-making is critical to the development of adaptive, equitable and sustainable health care systems, and to making general improvements in many areas of population health and well-being.
A newer, cross cultural approach to culturally competent clinical practice focuses on foundational communication skills, awareness of cross-cutting cultural and social issues, and health beliefs that are present in all cultures.
Cultural respect is critical to reducing health disparities. It helps improve access to high-quality health care that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of diverse patients.
Takeaway. Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture ...
In keeping with this broader view, this systematic literature review considers three populations experiencing health disparities in the U.S. health system: individuals with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations; and racial and ethnic minority populations.
The profound significance of cultural aspects, as well as of the social, legal and political framework for patient health and medical practice have become increasingly conspicuous in Germany, Austria and Switzerland following the development of globalization and migration processes.
As outlined in the late 1970s and early 1980s by pioneers in cross-cultural medicine—including Berlin and Fowkes, Kleinman and colleagues, and Leininger— these “generic” attitudes and skills included: 1) respecting the legitimacy of patients’ health beliefs and recognizing their role in effective healthcare delivery; 2) shifting from ...