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Costello RS, Downing MG, Ponsford J. The experience of traumatic brain injury in a culturally and linguistically diverse sample in Australia. Disabil Rehabil 2024; 46:2069-2078. [PMID: 37237438 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2216473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience poorer outcomes following traumatic brain injury (TBI), including poorer quality of life. The reasons for these poorer outcomes are unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to qualitatively investigate the experience of injury, rehabilitation, and recovery amongst individuals from a CALD background following TBI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted, and qualitatively analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. RESULTS It was demonstrated that: (a) the cognitive and behavioural consequences of TBI were accompanied by stigma and loss of independence; (b) participants held many beliefs related to their TBI, ranging from bad luck to acceptance. Participants' personal values and beliefs provided strength and resilience, with many viewing the injury as a positive event in their lives; (c) participants were appreciative of the high standard of care they received in hospital and rehabilitation, although communication barriers were experienced; (d) many participants identified with Australian culture, and few believed their cultural background negatively impacted their experience of TBI; (e) external support, particularly from family, was considered central to recovery. CONCLUSION These findings offer insight into the challenges CALD individuals face and factors that may facilitate their recovery and improve functional outcomes.
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- Reannon S Costello
- Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia
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- Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia
- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia
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- Monash Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre (MERRC) and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia
- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia
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Nyante GG, Andoh CK, Bello AI. Patterns of ethical issues and decision-making challenges in clinical practice among Ghanaian physiotherapists. Ghana Med J 2021; 54:179-185. [PMID: 33883763 PMCID: PMC8042790 DOI: 10.4314/gmj.v54i3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives To determine the patterns of ethical issues and decision-making challenges encountered by practicing physiotherapists in Ghana. Design This is a cross-sectional study in which the stratified sampling technique was adopted to sample the participants. Setting The study involved physiotherapists at the private healthcare setting and from different levels of public healthcare facilities. Participants Eighty-two duly registered physiotherapists who were practising in Ghana participated in the study. Interventions Participants completed a 30-item questionnaire related to ethical issues and challenges encountered in making ethical decisions. Data analysis was premised on the frequency of occurrence of ethical tensions and difficulty in decision making which were dichotomized as ‘high’ and ‘low’ issues, and ‘extreme’ and ‘low’ difficult decisions, respectively. Results The age range of the participants was 21–49 years (mean 31.5 ± 1.4years). 18 (22%), 31 (37.8%) and 33 (40.2%) physiotherapists practice in the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare settings respectively. 56 (68.3%) and 43 (52.4%) of the participants affirmed that ‘establishing priorities for patient's treatment amidst limited time resources’ was the most frequently encountered and the most extremely difficult ethical issue to make a decision on respectively. Whereas, limiting physical therapy services for personal or organizational gains sub-theme was the least occurred issue which was also the least difficult to make a decision on as indicated by the respective 16 (19.5%) and 18 (22.0%) physiotherapists. Conclusion A wide range of primary and secondary ethical issues were reported by the sampled physiotherapists, which tend to pose difficulty during the decision-making process in practice. Funding The research work was self-funded by the authors.
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- Gifty G Nyante
- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana
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Rodríguez-Costa I, González-Rivera MD, Ortega C, Llabrés-Mateu JM, Blanco-Morales M, Abuín-Porras V, Díaz-Pulido B. Professional and Personal Physical Therapist Development through Service Learning in Collaboration with a Prisoner Reinsertion Program: A Qualitative Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E9311. [PMID: 33322815 PMCID: PMC7763509 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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There is a great concern whether Physical Therapy students upon completion of their educational program are ready and equipped with the requisite skills to construct and implement a successful patient intervention with culturally diverse groups. The purpose of this study is to describe the professional and personal physical therapist development of Physical Therapy students after participating in Solidarity Activities in Collaboration with a Prisoner reinsertion program as a service-learning course. A qualitative approach was used. A convenience sample of twenty physical therapy students doing service learning and one teaching professor were included. Student diaries were analyzed. Semi-structured interviews were done to explore five students' and the professor's judgements. Internal and external observations and filling out structure field-notes were also used as data triangulation in order to build the conceptual model. The main findings include that the application of knowledge and practice of skills in different environments are the most important skills attained with this service learning. Five key themes emerged from the data analysis, namely: application of knowledge, adaptation to different environments, improving communication with patients, assisting people and providing treatment with self-confidence. A recommendation is that Physical Therapy programs include workplace practice in different environments to enhance the development of professionalism among students.
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- Isabel Rodríguez-Costa
- Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Alcala University, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (I.R.-C.); (B.D.-P.)
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- Physical Therapy Department, Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas University, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA;
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain;
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- Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, Alcala University, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (I.R.-C.); (B.D.-P.)
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Chun J, Connor A, Alsaman M, Urkmez B, Kosciulek JF. Capitalizing on Diversity in Counselor Education: An Application of the Interaction for Learning Framework. JOURNAL OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jmcd.12175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jina Chun
- Department of Counseling, Education Psychology, and Special EducationMichigan State University
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- Department of Rehabilitation SciencesFlorida Gulf Coast University
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- College of Special EducationMisr University for Science and Technology 6th of October City Giza Egypt
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- Department of Counseling and Higher EducationOhio University
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community HealthUniversity of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign
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Rivas M. Disability in Counselor Education: Perspectives from the United States. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-020-09404-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sociocultural factors influencing physiotherapy management in culturally and linguistically diverse people with persistent pain: a scoping review. Physiotherapy 2020; 107:292-305. [PMID: 32026832 DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2019.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND People with persistent pain from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities experience significant health inequities. OBJECTIVE To synthesise the sociocultural factors influencing pain management between CALD patients with persistent pain and physiotherapists treating CALD patients. DATA SOURCES Major electronic databases MEDLINE, AMED, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO and Google Scholar were searched until July 2018. STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if they explored clinical interactions between physiotherapists and patients with persistent pain from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds. STUDY APPRAISAL The methodological quality of qualitative and quantitative studies were assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Checklist and Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) respectively. SYNTHESIS METHOD A thematic synthesis approach was used to extract the common themes. RESULTS Sixteen articles from 16 studies were included. Eleven studies were qualitative and five studies were quantitative. Ten explored patients' perspectives, four explored physiotherapists' perspectives, and two explored both. Key factors included: (a) language competence; (b) active vs passive coping strategies; (c) gendered influences; (d) cultural-spiritual beliefs, illness perceptions and expression of pain; (e) treatment satisfaction and; (f) barriers to access. CONCLUSION Discordant perspectives on causation, pain management approaches, and patient autonomy in management are evident between CALD patients and physiotherapists. Such discordance potentially create stress in the therapeutic alliance and undermines the efficacy of pain management interventions. To mitigate such barriers, it is crucial to foster cultural competence in physiotherapy and equip physiotherapists with opportunities to maximise their sociocultural awareness, knowledge and skill practising physiotherapy in cultural plural societies.
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Fung K, Miller T, Rushton PW, Goldberg M, Toro ML, Seymour N, Pearlman J. Integration of wheelchair service provision education: current situation, facilitators and barriers for academic rehabilitation programs worldwide. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2019; 15:553-562. [PMID: 31012755 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2019.1594408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Purpose: An estimated 75 million people with disabilities need wheelchairs globally, of whom 5-15% have one. Access to an appropriate wheelchair requires rehabilitation professionals trained to provide wheelchair service. One aim of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) is to promote and facilitate the integration of wheelchair service provision education into academic rehabilitation programs worldwide. To inform the development of integration strategies, the purpose of this study was to develop an in-depth global portrait of the wheelchair service provision education offered in academic rehabilitation programs, the process of its integration and the associated facilitators and barriers.Method: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 14 representatives from academic rehabilitation programs (i.e., occupational therapy, physical therapy, and prosthetics and orthotics) in 11 countries, including low, middle and upper resourced settings.Findings: Thematic data analyses identified three overarching themes. The first theme, "impact of context", portrays factors related to local population needs, governance and supply chain of equipment and service delivery. The second theme, "current and planned wheelchair education", describes the content, pedagogic approach, student evaluation and feedback process. The third theme, "integration process", details five states of this process.Conclusions: This study describes in-depth the wheelchair service provision education across academic rehabilitation programs and resource settings, illustrating the context-dependent nature of its integration. This understanding may assist the global community of educators in preparing future rehabilitation professionals to better serve wheelchair users. This work has informed the development of ISWP's Seating and Mobility Academic Resource Toolkit (http://smart.wheelchairnetwork.org/).Implications for RehabilitationThe Dynamics of Context-Dependent Integration of Wheelchair Service Provision Education in Curricula model, depicting the findings of this study, may help to inform key stakeholders (i.e., academic institutions, health care providers and policy makers) about potential barriers and facilitators to the implementation of adequate wheelchair service provision education in the curricula of academic rehabilitation program.Study findings may lead to creative strategies, such as the expansion of ISWP's Seating and Mobility Academic Resource Toolkit (SMART; http://smart.wheelchairnetwork.org/), that may enable academic rehabilitation programs to be a part of the solution to strengthening rehabilitation systems worldwide, through appropriately trained rehabilitation professionals in wheelchair service provision.
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- Karen Fung
- School of Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- School of Occupational Therapy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
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- Motivation Charitable Trust, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Beagan BL. Approaches to culture and diversity: A critical synthesis of occupational therapy literature. The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2015; 82:272-82. [PMID: 26590226 DOI: 10.1177/0008417414567530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 2007 position statement on diversity for the Canadian occupational therapy profession argued discussion was needed to determine the implications of approaches to working with cultural differences and other forms of diversity. In 2014, a new position statement on diversity was published, emphasizing the importance of social power relations and power relations between client and therapist, and supporting two particular approaches: cultural safety and cultural humility with critical reflexivity PURPOSE This paper reviews and critically synthesizes the literature concerning culture and diversity published in occupational therapy between 2007 and 2014, tracing the major discourses and mapping the implications of four differing approaches: cultural competence, cultural relevance, cultural safety, and cultural humility. KEY ISSUES Approaches differ in where they situate the "problem," how they envision change, the end goal, and the application to a range of types of diversity. IMPLICATIONS The latter two are preferred approaches for their attention to power relations and potential to encompass a range of types of social and cultural diversity.
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Coté D. La réadaptation au travail des personnes issues de l’immigration et des minorités ethnoculturelles : défis, perspectives et pistes de recherche. PERSPECTIVES INTERDISCIPLINAIRES SUR LE TRAVAIL ET LA SANTÉ 2014. [DOI: 10.4000/pistes.3633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bartolo M, Zucchella C, Pace A, De Nunzio AM, Serrao M, Sandrini G, Pierelli F. Improving neuro-oncological patients care: basic and practical concepts for nurse specialist in neuro-rehabilitation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2012; 31:82. [PMID: 23031446 PMCID: PMC3527182 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-31-82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Neuro-oncological population well expresses the complexity of neurological disability due to the multiple neurological deficits that affect these patients. Moreover, due to the therapeutical opportunities survival times for patients with brain tumor have increased and more of these patients require rehabilitation care. The figure of nurse in the interdisciplinary specialty of neurorehabilitation is not clearly defined, even if their role in this setting is recognized as being critical and is expanding. The purpose of the study is to identify the standard competencies for neurorehabilitation nurses that could be taught by means of a specialization course. Methods A literature review was conducted with preference given to works published between January 2000 and December 2008 in English. The search strategy identified 523 non-duplicated references of which 271 titles were considered relevant. After reviewing the abstracts, 147 papers were selected and made available to a group of healthcare professionals who were requested to classify them in few conceptual main areas defining the relative topics. Results The following five main areas were identified: clinical aspects of nursing; nursing techniques; nursing methodology; relational and organisational models; legal aspects of nursing. The relative topics were included within each area. As educational method a structured course based on lectures and practical sessions was designed. Also multi-choices questions were developed in order to evaluate the participants’ level of knowledge, while a semi-structured interview was prepared to investigate students’ satisfaction. Conclusions Literature shows that the development of rehabilitation depends on the improvement of scientific and practical knowledge of health care professionals. This structured training course could be incorporated into undergraduate nursing education programmes and also be inserted into continuing education programmes for graduate nurses. Developing expertise in neuro-rehabilitation for nurses, will be critical to improve overall care and care management of patients with highly complex disabilities as patients affected by brain tumors. The next step will be to start discussing, at the level of scientific societies linked to the field of neurorehabilitation and oncology, the development of a specialisation course in neurorehabilitation nursing.
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- Michelangelo Bartolo
- NeuroRehabilitation Unit, IRCCS NEUROMED, Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy.
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Flintoff VJ, Rivers S. A reshaping of counselling curriculum: responding to the changing (bi)cultural context. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2012.678290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Côté D. Intercultural communication in health care: challenges and solutions in work rehabilitation practices and training: a comprehensive review. Disabil Rehabil 2012; 35:153-63. [PMID: 22616895 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.687034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this comprehensive literature review it to explore cross-cultural issues in occupational rehabilitation and work disability prevention. METHOD A literature review on cross-cultural issues was performed in medicine, health sciences, and social sciences databases (PubMed, Ingenta, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Ergonomics Abstract, Google Scholar, OSH Update and the Quebec Workers' Compensation Board data base). A total of 27 documents published until 2010 in English or French were selected and analyzed. RESULTS Cross-cultural issues in occupational rehabilitation show that representations of pain, communication and therapist-patient relationship and intercultural competence could be presented as the major topics covered in the selected literature. As for the general topic of immigrant workers and OSH, barriers were identified revealing personal, relational, contextual and structural levels that put immigrant and minority workers in situation of vulnerability (ex. linguistic and cultural barriers, lack of knowledge of the system, precarious work or exposition to higher risk hazards, etc.). Cultural issues in occupational rehabilitation put less attention to work-related contextual factors but emphasized on attitude and pain behaviours, perceptions of illness and appropriate treatment, therapist-patient relationship and cultural competences among OT professionals. CONCLUSIONS The growth of immigration in countries such as Canada poses a real challenge to the delivery of health care and rehabilitation services. Despite growing concerns in providing culturally appropriate heath cares, intervention models, tools and training tools are still lacking in occupational rehabilitation and disability management. Nevertheless, cultural competence seems to be a promising concept to be implemented in work rehabilitation and disability management.
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- Daniel Côté
- Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert-Sauvé (IRSST) Quebec, Canada.
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Lindsay S, King G, Klassen AF, Esses V, Stachel M. Working with immigrant families raising a child with a disability: challenges and recommendations for healthcare and community service providers. Disabil Rehabil 2012; 34:2007-17. [PMID: 22455458 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.667192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Although providing culturally sensitive care is an important element of family-centered rehabilitation very is little known about providers' experiences working with immigrant families in pediatric settings. The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of the experiences of service providers working with immigrant families raising a child with a physical disability. METHOD We draw on a qualitative approach involving in-depth interviews and focus groups with healthcare and community service providers (n = 13) in two multi-cultural Canadian cities. RESULTS The findings indicate that healthcare and community service providers encounter several challenges in providing care to immigrant families raising a child with a disability. Such challenges include the following: (1) lack of training in providing culturally sensitive care; (2) language and communication issues; (3) discrepancies in conceptualizations of disability between healthcare providers and immigrant parents; (4) building rapport; and (5) helping parents to advocate for themselves and their children. Service providers also have several recommendations for improving services to better meet the needs of immigrant families. CONCLUSION Clinicians should be cognizant of how culture influences the care they provide to clients. More training opportunities are needed for enhancing culturally sensitive care. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION • Pediatric rehabilitation providers working with immigrant families raising a child with a disability should engage in training and education around culturally sensitive care to better meet the needs of these clients. • More time is needed when working with immigrant families to build trust and rapport. • Clinicians need to be sensitive around gender issues and try to involve both parents in the decision making around the care for their child. • Healthcare providers should help clients to become more aware of the resources available to them in the hospital and in the community.
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- Sally Lindsay
- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Bialocerkowski A, Wells C, Grimmer-Somers K. Teaching physiotherapy skills in culturally-diverse classes. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2011; 11:34. [PMID: 21679404 PMCID: PMC3146421 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cultural competence, the ability to work in cross-cultural situations, has been acknowledged as a core skill for physiotherapists and other health professionals. Literature in this area has focused on the rationale for physiotherapists to provide culturally-competent care and the effectiveness of various educational strategies to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge about cultural competence by physiotherapists and physiotherapy students. However, there is a paucity of research on how students with different cultural needs, who are attending one university class, can be accommodated within a framework of learning core physiotherapy skills to achieve professional standards. RESULTS This paper reports on steps which were taken to resolve the specific needs of a culturally-diverse body of first year physiotherapy students, and the impact this had on teaching in a new physiotherapy program located in Greater Western Sydney, Australia. Physiotherapy legislative, accreditation and registration requirements were considered in addition to anti-discrimination legislation and the four ethical principles of decision making. CONCLUSIONS Reflection on this issue and the steps taken to resolve it has resulted in the development of a generic framework which focuses on providing quality and equitable physiotherapy education opportunities to all students. This framework is generalizable to other health professions worldwide.
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- Andrea Bialocerkowski
- School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia
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- International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, University of South Australia, North Terrace Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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