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Azuri P, Halamish-Leshem R, Bokek-Cohen Y, Tarabeih M. Who do you Prefer to Take Care of you: A Jewish or an Arab Nurse? Nationality and Religion Preferences in Israeli Hospitals. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024:10.1007/s10943-024-02081-w. [PMID: 38954068 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02081-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Studies show that there are patients who refuse treatment or demand that treatment be provided by a professional belonging to their ethnic group. We investigated whether patients have preferences for nationality and religion of nurses (PFNR), and which factors impact these preferences. The study included 1012 Jews and Arabs. Results show that Arabs and Jews prefer that a nurse of their own nationality and religion treat them. Trust is the most important factor that influences this preference. In the Israeli healthcare system, the patient-nurse encounter is affected by the strong bias that Jews and Arab Muslims hold against each other.
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- Pazit Azuri
- Faculty of Business Administration, The College of Management Academic Studies, 2 Eli Wiesel St, Rishon Lezion, Israel
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences, The Israel Academic College in Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- School of Behavioral Sciences, Netanya Academic College, Netanya, Israel.
- School of Psychology Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- School of Nursing, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Ben-Arye E, Lopez G, Rassouli M, Ortiz M, Cramer H, Samuels N. Cross-Cultural Patient Counseling and Communication in the Integrative Medicine Setting: Respecting the Patient's Health Belief Model of Care. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2024:10.1007/s11920-024-01515-2. [PMID: 38884698 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01515-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Communicating effectively with patients having a traditional, alternative or complementary medicine-related health-belief model is challenging in today's cross-cultural society. This narrative review explores the integrative medicine setting of care, focusing on insights from the integrative oncology daily practice, while addressing the relevance to the mental health setting. The way in which healthcare providers can enhance cultural-sensitive communication with patients and informal caregivers; recognize and respect health-beliefs to bridge cultural gaps; and generate an open, non-judgmental and mindful dialogue are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS Identifying cross-cultural barriers to healthcare provider-patient communication is important in order to address the potential for conflict between conventional and "alternative" health beliefs; difficulties in creating a shared-decision making process; disagreement on therapeutic goals and treatment plan; and finally, the potential for non-compliance or non-adherence to the conventional oncology treatment. Acquiring intercultural competencies is needed at all stages of medical education, and should be implemented in medical and nursing curricula, as well as during specialization and sub-specialization. As with patient-centered paradigms of care, integrative medicine entails a dual patient-centered and sensitive-cultural approach, based on a comprehensive bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of care.
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- Eran Ben-Arye
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
- Integrative Oncology Program, The Oncology Service, Lin, Zebulun, and Carmel Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel.
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- Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Teheran, Iran
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Robert Bosch Center for Integrative Medicine and Health, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine, Shaarei Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Lauwers EDL, Vandecasteele R, McMahon M, De Maesschalck S, Willems S. The patient perspective on diversity-sensitive care: a systematic review. Int J Equity Health 2024; 23:117. [PMID: 38840119 PMCID: PMC11155005 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02189-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The provision of diversity-sensitive care is a promising approach towards reducing health disparities. Recent criticism and a scientific gap demonstrate the need for the patient perspective on diversity-sensitive care. This systematic review aims to describe the patient perspective, including patient experiences, expectations, and satisfaction with diversity-sensitive care provided by healthcare providers. METHODS In December 2022 the Medline ALL, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, PsycINFO and additionally Google Scholar were searched for original studies that described or measured patient expectations, experiences, and/or satisfaction, specifically focusing on cultural or diversity competence of healthcare providers. Analysis of the collected data was performed using a convergent mixed-methods design based on thematic synthesis. RESULTS From initially 5,387 articles, 117 were selected for full-text screening, and ultimately, 34 articles were included in this study. The concept of diversity-sensitive care was observed to comprise three components. The first component is focused on patient-centered care and includes competencies such as clear and direct communication, shared decision-making, individualized care, empathy, and consideration. The second component centers on providing culturally tailored information, adjusting care to cultural needs, working with interpreters, allyship, community partnerships, self-awareness, and cultural knowledge, and builds upon the first component. Across the first two components of diversity-sensitive care, patients have reported experiencing dissatisfaction and encountering shortcomings in their healthcare providers, sometimes resulting in the third and final component pertaining to provider care. This component underscores the importance of linguistic, ethnic, cultural, and gender concordance in delivering quality care. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the patient perspective on diversity-sensitive care encompasses multiple components, from patient-centered care to concordant care. The components incorporate various competencies as communication skills, empathy, self-awareness and adjusting care to cultural needs. Patients reported experiencing dissatisfaction and shortcomings across all components of diversity-sensitive care provided by healthcare providers.
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- Ewout Daniël Lieven Lauwers
- Erasmus University Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, The Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Research Group Equity in Health Care, Ghent University, University Hospital, Campus Entrance 42, C. Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, C. Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Research Group Equity in Health Care, Ghent University, University Hospital, Campus Entrance 42, C. Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Research Group Equity in Health Care, Ghent University, University Hospital, Campus Entrance 42, C. Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Quality & Safety Ghent, Ghent University, University Hospital, Campus Entrance 42, C. Heymanslaan 10, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
- Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees, Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Beckett MK, Quigley DD, Lehrman WG, Giordano LA, Cohea CW, Goldstein EH, Elliott MN. Interventions and Hospital Characteristics Associated With Patient Experience: An Update of the Evidence. Med Care Res Rev 2024; 81:195-208. [PMID: 38238918 DOI: 10.1177/10775587231223292] [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] [Indexed: 05/15/2024]
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Patient experience is a key hospital quality measure. We review and characterize the literature on interventions, care and management processes, and structural characteristics associated with better inpatient experiences as measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Prior reviews identified several promising interventions. We update these previous efforts by including more recent peer-reviewed literature and expanding the review's scope to include observational studies of HCAHPS measures with process measures and structural characteristics. We used PubMed to identify U.S. English-language peer-reviewed articles published in 2017 to 2020 and focused on hospital patient experience. The two HCAHPS domains for which we found the fewest potential quality improvement interventions were Communication with Doctors and Quietness. We identified several modifiable processes that could be rigorously evaluated in the future, including electronic health record patient engagement functionality, care management processes, and nurse-to-patient ratios. We describe implications for future policy, practice, and research.
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von der Warth R, Körner M, Farin-Glattacker E. Trans-Inclusive Communication and Self-Perceived Barriers to It, as Reported by Doctors-A Mixed-Methods Survey in Germany. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:707. [PMID: 38610132 PMCID: PMC11012201 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12070707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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The majority of transgender and gender-nonconforming people (TGNC) report negative experiences with doctors in the healthcare system. As there is little knowledge about the communication behaviour of doctors towards TGNC, this survey aimed to assess the self-reported trans-inclusive communication of doctors and their willingness to communicate trans-inclusively, as well as their self-perceived barriers to it. A mixed-methods survey was applied for this. Firstly, we measured self-reported trans-inclusive communication behaviour based on the CommTrans questionnaire. Based on this, the overall willingness, as well as self-perceived barriers (qualitative) to communication, were assessed. In total, N = 57 doctors took part in the survey. Most participants reported not introducing themselves using pronouns (79.4%). Of these, 61.4% said that they would not be able to do this in the future either. Perceived barriers were classified into the following eight categories: necessity, sample-dependency, habit, structural barriers in practice, uncertainties in dealing with the topic, limits of patient-centredness, gender as a binary concept, and transphobia. In summary, doctors in Germany show different degrees of trans-inclusive communication. It is likely that this has a negative effect on TGNC, their health and access to the healthcare system.
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- Rieka von der Warth
- Section of Health Care Research and Rehabilitation Research, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany;
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- Section of Health Care Research and Rehabilitation Research, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Medical Center—University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany;
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Wafford QE, Miller CH, Wescott AB, Kubilius RK. Meeting a need: development and validation of PubMed search filters for immigrant populations. J Med Libr Assoc 2024; 112:22-32. [PMID: 38911528 PMCID: PMC11189137 DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2024.1716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Objective There is a need for additional comprehensive and validated filters to find relevant references more efficiently in the growing body of research on immigrant populations. Our goal was to create reliable search filters that direct librarians and researchers to pertinent studies indexed in PubMed about health topics specific to immigrant populations. Methods We applied a systematic and multi-step process that combined information from expert input, authoritative sources, automation, and manual review of sources. We established a focused scope and eligibility criteria, which we used to create the development and validation sets. We formed a term ranking system that resulted in the creation of two filters: an immigrant-specific and an immigrant-sensitive search filter. Results When tested against the validation set, the specific filter sensitivity was 88.09%, specificity 97.26%, precision 97.88%, and the NNR 1.02. The sensitive filter sensitivity was 97.76%when tested against the development set. The sensitive filter had a sensitivity of 97.14%, specificity of 82.05%, precision of 88.59%, accuracy of 90.94%, and NNR [See Table 1] of 1.13 when tested against the validation set. Conclusion We accomplished our goal of developing PubMed search filters to help researchers retrieve studies about immigrants. The specific and sensitive PubMed search filters give information professionals and researchers options to maximize the specificity and precision or increase the sensitivity of their search for relevant studies in PubMed. Both search filters generated strong performance measurements and can be used as-is, to capture a subset of immigrant-related literature, or adapted and revised to fit the unique research needs of specific project teams (e.g. remove US-centric language, add location-specific terminology, or expand the search strategy to include terms for the topic/s being investigated in the immigrant population identified by the filter). There is also a potential for teams to employ the search filter development process described here for their own topics and use.
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- Q Eileen Wafford
- , Research Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- , Clinical Informationist, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- , Research Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- , Collection Development/Special Projects Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Sarmiento I, Rojas-Cárdenas A, Zuluaga G, Belaid L, Cockcroft A, Andersson N. Experimental studies testing interventions to promote cultural safety, interculturality or antiracism in healthcare: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e077227. [PMID: 38171628 PMCID: PMC10773383 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cultural safety, interculturality and antiracism are crucial concepts in addressing health disparities of minority and diverse groups. Measuring them is challenging, however, due to overlapping meanings and their highly contextual nature. Community engagement is essential for evaluating these concepts, yet the methods for social inclusion and protocols for participation remain unclear. This review identifies experimental studies that measure changes resulting from culturally safe, intercultural or antiracist healthcare. The review will describe outcomes and additional factors addressed in these studies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The study focuses on epidemiological experiments with counterfactual comparisons and explicit interventions involving culturally safe, intercultural or antiracist healthcare. The search strategy covers PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, LILACS and WHO IRIS databases. We will use critical appraisal tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute to assess the quality of randomised and non-randomised experimental studies. Two researchers will screen references, select studies and extract data to summarise the main characteristics of the studies, their approach to the three concepts under study and the reported effect measures. We will use fuzzy cognitive mapping models based on the causal relationships reported in the literature. We will consider the strength of the relationships depicted in the maps as a function of the effect measure reported in the study. Measures of centrality will identify factors with higher contributions to the outcomes of interest. Illustrative intervention modelling will use what-if scenarios based on the maps. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This review of published literature does not require ethical approval. We will publish the results in a peer-reviewed journal and present them at conferences. The maps emerging from the process will serve as evidence-based models to facilitate discussions with Indigenous communities to further the dialogue on the contributing factors and assessment of cultural safety, interculturality and antiracism. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42023418459.
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- Ivan Sarmiento
- CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- GESTS, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- GESTS, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
- Centro de Estudios Médicos Interculturales (CEMI), Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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- École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP), Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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- CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Centro de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales (CIET), Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
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Burke C, Doody O, Lloyd B. Healthcare practitioners' perspectives of providing palliative care to patients from culturally diverse backgrounds: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Palliat Care 2023; 22:182. [PMID: 37978500 PMCID: PMC10655398 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-023-01285-3] [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: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Palliative care practitioners are increasingly caring for patients and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. There is growing awareness of the influence of culture on many aspects of care in the palliative phase of an illness. However, disparities have been noted in the provision of palliative care to patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and challenges have been reported in meeting their needs and those of their families. METHOD A qualitative systematic review of research papers identified through searching four databases. Papers were screened against inclusion criteria within the timeframe of January 2012 to March 2022. Data was extraction from all included studies and methodological quality assessed utilising the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Tool. Thematic analysis followed Braun and Clarke's framework and the review is reported in line with PRISMA guidelines. FINDINGS The search yielded 1954 results of which 26 were included for appraisal and review. Four themes were identified: communication and connection, the role of the family in death and dying, the role of education in addressing uncertainty, and institutional and societal factors. The findings highlighted challenges of communication and a fear of acting in a culturally insensitive way, the pivotal role of the family, the need for an individualised approach to care, the universality of needs when approaching end of life and the need for education of practitioners. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that healthcare practitioners draw on their existing skills to adapt their practice to meet the needs of patients from culturally diverse backgrounds. However, results also indicate a need for further education and identification of educational approaches best suited to supporting healthcare professionals in practice.
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- Colette Burke
- Milford Care Centre, Castletroy, Limerick, V94 H795, Ireland
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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Watson KS, Tossas KY, San Miguel Y, Gastala N, San Miguel LG, Grumeretz S, Henderson V, Winn R, Jimbo M, Naylor KB, Gregory ME, Molina Y, Hughes AM. Mi-CARE: Comparing Three Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening among Ethnic Minorities within Three Different Clinical Contexts. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:7049. [PMID: 37998280 PMCID: PMC10671818 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20227049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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Multiple evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been developed to improve the completion of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening within Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety net settings in marginalized communities. Little effort has been made, however, to evaluate their relative effectiveness across different clinical contexts and populations. To this end, we tested the relative effectiveness of three EBIs (mailed birthday cards, lay navigation, and provider-delivered education) among a convenience sample of 1252 patients (aged 50-75 years old, who were due for CRC screening and scheduled for a visit at one of three clinics within a network of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the United States. To be eligible for the study, patients had to identify as African American (AA) or Latino American (LA). We compared the effects of the three EBIs on CRC screening completion using logistic regression. Overall, 20% of the study population, an increase from a baseline of 13%, completed CRC screening. Clinical demographics appeared to influence the effectiveness of the EBIs. Mailed birthday reminders appeared to be the most effective within the multi-ethnic clinic (p = 0.03), provider-delivered education within the predominantly LA clinic (p = 0.02), and lay navigation within the predominantly AA clinic (p = 0.03). These findings highlight the importance of understanding clinical context when selecting which evidence-based interventions to deploy.
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- Karriem S. Watson
- National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA;
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- VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, 417 N 11th St., Richmond, VA 23219, USA; (K.Y.T.); (R.W.)
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- Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA;
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- Hospital & Health Sciences Systems Mile Square Health Center, University of Illinois, 1220 S Wood St. M/C 698; Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (L.G.S.M.); (Y.M.)
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- Cancer Center, University of Illinois, SRH MC 709, 818 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N. M3-B232, Seattle, WA 98109, USA;
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- VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, 417 N 11th St., Richmond, VA 23219, USA; (K.Y.T.); (R.W.)
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, 1919 W. Taylor Street, MC 663, Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, 840 S. Wood St., 718E CSB (MC 716), Chicago, IL 60612, USA;
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA;
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (L.G.S.M.); (Y.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences, School of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago, 1919 W. Taylor Street MC 530, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Center for Innovation for Chronic, Complex Healthcare, Edward Hines JR VA Hospital, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Bldg 1, Hines, IL 60141, USA
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Ofosu NN, Luig T, Mumtaz N, Chiu Y, Lee KK, Yeung RO, Campbell-Scherer DL. Health care providers' perspectives on challenges and opportunities of intercultural health care in diabetes and obesity management: a qualitative study. CMAJ Open 2023; 11:E765-E773. [PMID: 37607747 PMCID: PMC10449020 DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Migrants often face worse health outcomes in countries of transit and destination because of challenges such as financial constraints, employment problems, lack of a network of social support, language and cultural differences, and difficulties accessing health services. As understanding how the migrant context affects patient-provider engagement is critical to the provision of contextually appropriate care, this study aimed at understanding primary health care provider perspectives on challenges and opportunities of the intercultural care process for migrant patients with diabetes and obesity. METHODS This qualitative study within a multimethod, participatory research project involved primary care providers in clinics and primary care networks in Edmonton, Alberta, between September 2019 and February 2020. We explored health care providers' approaches to diabetes and obesity management, and experiences of and challenges with intercultural care. We conducted a thematic analysis using an interpretive qualitative approach. RESULTS We conducted 9 interviews and 4 focus groups and identified 3 themes: a shift from traditional weight loss-centred approaches; relationships and navigating cultural distance; and importance of and limitations in identifying and addressing root causes and barriers. Health care providers encounter considerable nonmedical challenges when supporting immigrant patients, such as navigating cultural distance and working with patients' financial constraints. INTERPRETATION The nonmedical challenges we identified can hinder the process of chronic disease management. Thus, in addition to educational programs and trainings to enhance the cultural competency of health care providers, incorporating avenues for cultural brokering in health care can provide invaluable support in patient-provider engagements to mitigate these challenges.
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- Nicole N Ofosu
- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta
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- Physician Learning Program (Ofosu, Luig, Yeung, Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; School of Communication Studies (Mumtaz), Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alta.; Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative (Chiu); Division of Preventive Medicine (Lee), Department of Medicine, and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (Yeung) and Department of Family Medicine (Campbell-Scherer), Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Latifovic E, Händler-Schuster D. Intercultural communication in long-term care: The perspective of relatives from Switzerland. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EVIDENZ, FORTBILDUNG UND QUALITAT IM GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2023:S1865-9217(23)00032-6. [PMID: 37127457 DOI: 10.1016/j.zefq.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Due to globalization and the resulting diversity intercultural communication is increasingly coming to the fore. In addition, long-term care is mainly staffed with caregivers who have a migration background, which makes successful intercultural communication all the more important. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to define recommendations by interviewing relatives which can be used to promote intercultural communication in long-term care with regard to relationship building. METHOD A qualitative explorative content analysis, which follows the content-structuring method with an inductive approach. The semi-structured guided individual interviews were conducted with relatives (n = 14) of residents from two retirement centers in Switzerland. RESULTS Four categories were defined: "Perceive communication as a need", "Consider the desire for recognition of relatives", "Promote readiness of caregivers", and "Know opportunities and challenges in intercultural communication". CONCLUSION Intercultural communication means being aware of the significance of culture and one's own origins in order to recognize the peculiarities of the counterpart and to interact sensitively with them. Relatives want to be actively involved when nurses reach their limits in communication and interaction. Relatives want safe care that is based on empathy. When nurses show concern towards others in a person-centered way and are aware of where they come from, this can promote trust and contribute significantly to supporting communication and interaction between cultures.
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- Esmeralda Latifovic
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Winterthur, Switzerland; Private University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics, and Technology UMIT, Department of Nursing Science and Gerontology, Institute of Nursing, Hall in Tyrol, Austria; Te Kura Tapuhi Hauora-School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice, Wellington Faculty of Health, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Vandervelde S, Vlaeyen E, de Casterlé BD, Flamaing J, Valy S, Meurrens J, Poels J, Himpe M, Belaen G, Milisen K. Strategies to implement multifactorial falls prevention interventions in community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review. Implement Sci 2023; 18:4. [PMID: 36747293 PMCID: PMC9901093 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01257-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND One-third of the community-dwelling older persons fall annually. Guidelines recommend the use of multifactorial falls prevention interventions. However, these interventions are difficult to implement into the community. This systematic review aimed to explore strategies used to implement multifactorial falls prevention interventions into the community. METHODS A systematic search in PubMed (including MEDLINE), CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase, Web of Science (core collection), and Cochrane Library was performed and updated on the 25th of August, 2022. Studies reporting on the evaluation of implementation strategies for multifactorial falls prevention interventions in the community setting were included. Two reviewers independently performed the search, screening, data extraction, and synthesis process (PRISMA flow diagram). The quality of the included reports was appraised by means of a sensitivity analysis, assessing the relevance to the research question and the methodological quality (Mixed Method Appraisal Tool). Implementation strategies were reported according to Proctor et al.'s (2013) guideline for specifying and reporting implementation strategies and the Taxonomy of Behavioral Change Methods of Kok et al. (2016). RESULTS Twenty-three reports (eighteen studies) met the inclusion criteria, of which fourteen reports scored high and nine moderate on the sensitivity analysis. All studies combined implementation strategies, addressing different determinants. The most frequently used implementation strategies at individual level were "tailoring," "active learning," "personalize risk," "individualization," "consciousness raising," and "participation." At environmental level, the most often described strategies were "technical assistance," "use of lay health workers, peer education," "increasing stakeholder influence," and "forming coalitions." The included studies did not describe the implementation strategies in detail, and a variety of labels for implementation strategies were used. Twelve studies used implementation theories, models, and frameworks; no studies described neither the use of a determinant framework nor how the implementation strategy targeted influencing factors. CONCLUSIONS This review highlights gaps in the detailed description of implementation strategies and the effective use of implementation frameworks, models, and theories. The review found that studies mainly focused on implementation strategies at the level of the older person and healthcare professional, emphasizing the importance of "tailoring," "consciousness raising," and "participation" in the implementation process. Studies describing implementation strategies at the level of the organization, community, and policy/society show that "technical assistance," "actively involving stakeholders," and "forming coalitions" are important strategies. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42020187450.
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- Sara Vandervelde
- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium ,grid.12155.320000 0001 0604 5662Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium ,grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Centre of Expertise for Falls and Fracture Prevention Flanders, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d bus 7001, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. .,Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Rahman MA, Huda MN, Somerville E, Penny L, Dashwood R, Bloxsome S, Warrior K, Pratt K, Lankin M, Kenny K, Arabena K. Understanding experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients at the emergency departments in Australia. Emerg Med Australas 2023. [PMID: 36720476 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.14172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The present study describes the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients and the factors that shaped their experiences of ED visits in regional settings. METHODS This is a qualitative descriptive study. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients who used the ED services at three hospitals in New South Wales, Northern Territory and South Australia. We coded the collected data and analysed them using a thematic analysis technique. RESULTS A total of 33 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients participated. Analyses of their experiences revealed four themes, which included: (i) patients' waiting times in ED; (ii) cultural determinants of health; (iii) treatment services; and (iv) safety, security and privacy. CONCLUSIONS A holistic approach and a robust hospital commitment to address cultural needs while considering overall health, social and emotional wellbeing, will enhance Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients' satisfaction for ED visits.
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- Muhammad Aziz Rahman
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Karabena Consulting, Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Karabena Consulting, Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
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- Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
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- Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
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- SA Health, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Central Australian Health Service, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Karabena Consulting, Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
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- Karabena Consulting, Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia
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Schneider A, Hering C, Peppler L, Schenk L. Effort-reward imbalance and its association with sociocultural diversity factors at work: findings from a cross-sectional survey among physicians and nurses in Germany. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2023; 96:537-549. [PMID: 36600024 PMCID: PMC9812741 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-022-01947-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Due to staff shortages and reports of high work stress, work conditions of hospital physicians and nurses receive wide attention. Additionally, sociocultural diversity of the workforce and patient population is increasing. Our study aim is to analyze how individual and organizational diversity-related factors are associated with the experience of staff's work stress. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with healthcare staff from 22 acute hospitals operated by two healthcare organizations in Germany in 2018. Sociodemographic, occupational and organizational factors were surveyed. Participants further reported work conditions related to the sociocultural diversity of colleagues and patients. Effort-reward imbalance (ERI) was measured with the German short version. Multivariable regression models were calculated with ER ratio as an outcome. RESULTS N = 800 healthcare staff were included. Variables associated with higher ERI were longer work experience (β = 0.092, p < 0.05), not holding a leading position (0.122, < 0.01), being a witness (0.149, < 0.001) or victim (0.099, < 0.05) of discrimination at one's own ward, reporting frequent burden due to language barriers with patients (0.102, < 0.01) and colleagues (0.127, < 0.001), and having restricted access to translators at work (0.175, < 0.001). Factors associated with lower ERI were having a first generation migration background (- 0.095, < 0.05) and being a physician (- 0.112, < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Catering to the needs of healthcare personnel in dealing with the additional effort related to language barriers at work, e.g., readily available translator services, and creating non-discriminatory work environments might be one cornerstone for the prevention of work-related ill health and retention of qualified hospital staff.
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- Anna Schneider
- grid.6363.00000 0001 2218 4662Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.6363.00000 0001 2218 4662Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.6363.00000 0001 2218 4662Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.6363.00000 0001 2218 4662Institute of Medical Sociology and Rehabilitation Science, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Gültekin E, Sørensen D, Frederiksen K. An inconvenience to the nurse's practice: A Foucault-inspired study of ethnic minority patients. Nurs Inq 2023; 30:e12497. [PMID: 35666566 PMCID: PMC10078320 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ethnic minority patients have been discussed and problematised in Western health literature. Drawing on an interpretation of central parts of the French philosopher Michel Foucault's authorship, we analysed a broad selection of materials to identify mechanisms through which the truth about ethnic minority patients is constructed. We identified a single, yet consistent discursive strategy that we termed 'figure of inconvenience' in which ethnic minority patients were classified and assigned a specific subjection illustrating them as 'inconvenient' to the nurse's practice. Concurrently, their relatives were afforded the position of substitutes. The discourse exemplifies how the behaviour or appearances of ethnic minority patients cannot be reconciled with the traits of ethnic Danish patients. Finally, we discussed implications that such a strategy may have for the provision of healthcare services for ethnic minority patients in Denmark.
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- Emina Gültekin
- Department of Nursing, VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Programme for Rehabilitation, Research Centre for Health and Welfare Technology, VIA University College, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Research Unit for Research in Health and Nursing, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Can mental healthcare for Muslim patients be person-centred without consideration of religious identity? A concurrent analysis. Nurse Educ Pract 2022; 64:103449. [PMID: 36108457 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Muslims constitute the largest, fastest growing religious minority in the UK. Globally, nurses are legally, morally and ethically obliged to provide non-discriminatory, person-centred, culturally sensitive care. This obligation includes supporting people with their religious needs where appropriate, but there is evidence this is not always happening, particularly for Muslims in mental health care. AIMS This paper reviewed primary research to address the question: Can mental healthcare for Muslims be person-centred without consideration of religious identity? METHODS Narrative synthesis and concurrent analysis. Searches were conducted post 2000 in MEDLINE, CINAHL, SAGE, PsychINFO and ASA with terms: 'Muslim', 'Islam* ', 'mental health', 'nurs* ', 'person-cent* ', 'religio* '. Narrative data were analysed for commonalities and themes. FINDINGS Seven studies of sufficient quality were analysed. Unconscious religious bias was the overarching theme linking the findings that healthcare staff felt ill-prepared and lacked necessary knowledge and experience to work with diverse patient groups. Unconscious racial bias contributed to limited cultural/ religious competence in treatment and care. CONCLUSION Religious identity is core for Muslim patients, so this group may not be receiving the person-centred care they deserve. Nurses need cultural and religious competence to deliver person-centred, holistic care to diverse patient populations, yet the importance of religious practice can be overlooked by staff, with harmful consequences for patient's mental and spiritual welfare. This paper introduces a welcome pack that could help staff support the religious observance of those Muslim patients/service-users wishing to practice their faith during their stay in health services.
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Bonus CG, Northall T, Hatcher D, Montayre J. Experiences of perioperative care among ethnically diverse older adult patients: An integrative review. Collegian 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2022.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Radl-Karimi C, Nielsen DS, Sodemann M, Batalden P, von Plessen C. "When I feel safe, I dare to open up": immigrant and refugee patients' experiences with coproducing healthcare. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2022; 105:2338-2345. [PMID: 34823924 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Interest in the coproduction concept in healthcare is increasing. According to coproduction, services are, unlike goods, always coproduced by a user and a service provider. This study explored how immigrants and refugees perceive the coproduction of their healthcare service in clinical encounters. METHODS We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirteen patients with varied backgrounds and health problems. Participants were purposefully recruited in an interdisciplinary clinic for immigrants and refugees at a Danish University Hospital. Interviews were transcribed, anonymized, and analyzed using meaning condensation. RESULTS Patients emphasized the importance of a safe space where they could be themselves and feel supported. This encouraged them to be open and assume an active role in the coproduction of their health. A stable therapeutic alliance based on kindness and kinship helped them find strength and take responsibility for their own health. CONCLUSIONS This study improves our understanding of how immigrants and refugees experience the coproduction of healthcare services. Further studies, evaluating long-term outcomes of coproduction efforts, are required. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Providing a safe space in which health professionals have time to listen and empathically validate immigrant and refugee patients' lived realities, can enable patients to open up and become agents of their own health.
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- Christina Radl-Karimi
- OPEN - Open Patient data Explorative Network, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- Migrant Health Clinic, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Center for Global Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- Migrant Health Clinic, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Center for Global Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- The Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, USA.
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- Direction générale de la santé, Lausanne, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Argyriadis A, Asimakopoulou E, Patelarou E, Andriopoulos I, Patelarou A, Paoullis P, Zografakis-Sfakianakis M, Argyriadi A. Translation and validation in Greek of the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Checklist for health professionals. POPULATION MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.18332/popmed/150202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hurley-Kim K, Unonu J, Wisseh C, Cadiz C, Knox E, Ozaki AF, Chan A. Health Disparities in Pharmacy Practice Within the Community: Let's Brainstorm for Solutions. Front Public Health 2022; 10:847696. [PMID: 35462836 PMCID: PMC9024039 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.847696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Health disparity is defined as a type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage. Over the past two decades, major efforts have been undertaken to mitigate health disparities and promote health equity in the United States. Within pharmacy practice, health disparities have also been identified to play a role in influencing pharmacists' practice across various clinical settings. However, well-characterized solutions to address such disparities, particularly within pharmacy practice, are lacking in the literature. Recognizing that a significant amount of work will be necessary to reduce or eliminate health disparities, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences held a webinar in June 2021 to explore pertinent issues related to this topic. During the session, participants were given the opportunity to propose and discuss innovative solutions to overcome health disparities in pharmacy practice. The goal of this perspective article is to distill the essence of the presentations and discussions from this interactive session, and to synthesize ideas for practical solutions that can be translated to practice to address this public health problem.
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- Keri Hurley-Kim
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Alexandre Chan
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Alkhaled T, Rohde G, Lie B, Johannessen B. Navigating the care between two distinct cultures: a qualitative study of the experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants in Norwegian hospitals. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:400. [PMID: 35346190 PMCID: PMC8959804 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07833-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background During the past decades, there has been an increase in the number of immigrants to European and Scandinavian countries. This has challenged the health-care systems, which cater to the needs of patients despite their cultural and linguistic barriers, in these countries. Most studies on this topic have focused on the perspectives of health-care providers in delivering their service. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how hospitalized Arabic-speaking patients experienced their interaction with the Norwegian health-care system. Methods In-depth interviews with 20 participants and researcher’s participant observation were conducted to explore the idiosyncratic details and ascribed meanings that foreign-born patients attach to their everyday experience of the Norwegian health-care system. Thematic analysis was performed on the transcribed and translated versions of the in-depth interviews. Results The findings of this study indicated three interrelated core themes. Firstly, there exist challenges in understanding and being understood because of linguistic and cultural differences of newly migrated patients. Secondly, some patients missed the holistic and direct care available in their home countries. Finally, patients were satisfied with the Norwegian health-care system because of its compassion, care, and respect toward them as well as advanced health-care equipment. Conclusion Arabic-speaking patients in Norwegian hospitals experienced long waiting times and linguistic problems. Hence, a better and specialized interpreter service may resolve problems emanating from communication within the system and the subsequent delays in treatment. Compassionate care and the feeling of respect and love is the core strength of the Norwegian system as perceived by the patients.
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Clinician Perspectives of Communication with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Managing Pain: Needs and Preferences. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031572. [PMID: 35162593 PMCID: PMC8835490 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Poor communication is an important factor contributing to health disparity. This study sought to investigate clinicians’ perspectives about communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with pain. This multi-site and mixed-methods study involved clinicians from three pain management services in Queensland, Australia. Clinicians completed a survey and participated in focus groups. Clinicians rated the importance of communication training, their knowledge, ability, and confidence in communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients using a 5-point Likert scale. Rating scores were combined into low (scores 1–2); moderate (score 3) and high (scores 4–5). Informed by an interpretive description methodology, thematic analysis of focus group data was used to identify the communication needs and training preferences of clinicians. Overall (N = 64), 88% of clinicians rated the importance of communication training when supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients as “high”. In contrast, far fewer clinicians rated as “high” their knowledge (28%), ability (25%) and confidence (28%) in effectively communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Thematic analysis identified three areas of need: knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, health beliefs, and understanding cross-cultural cues. Communication skills can be learned and training, in the form of a tailored intervention to support quality engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, should combine cultural and communication aspects with biomedical knowledge.
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Yager J, Kay J, Kelsay K. Clinicians' Cognitive and Affective Biases and the Practice of Psychotherapy. Am J Psychother 2021; 74:119-126. [PMID: 33445958 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20200025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cognitive and affective biases are essentially connected to heuristic shortcuts in thinking. These biases ordinarily function outside of conscious awareness and potentially affect clinical assessment, reasoning, and decision making in general medicine. However, little consideration has been given to how they may affect clinicians in the conduct of psychotherapy. This article aims to illustrate how such biases may affect assessment, formulation, and conduct of psychotherapy; describe strategies to mitigate these influences; and draw attention to the need for systematic research in this area. METHODS Cognitive and affective biases potentially influencing clinical assessment, reasoning, and decision making in medicine were identified in a selective literature review. The authors drew from their experiences as psychotherapists and psychotherapy supervisors to consider how key biases may influence psychotherapists' conduct of psychotherapy sessions. RESULTS The authors reached consensus in selecting illustrative biases pertinent to psychotherapy. Included biases related to anchoring, ascertainment, availability, base-rate neglect, commission, confirmation, framing, fundamental attribution error, omission, overconfidence, premature closure, sunk costs, and visceral reactions. Vignettes based on the authors' combined experiences are provided to illustrate how these biases could influence the conduct of psychotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive and affective biases are likely to play important roles in psychotherapy. Clinicians may reduce the potentially deleterious effects of biases by using a variety of mitigating strategies, including education about biases, reflective review, supervision, and feedback. How extensively these biases appear among psychotherapists and across types of psychotherapy and how their adverse effects may be most effectively alleviated to minimize harm deserve systematic study.
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- Joel Yager
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (Yager, Kelsay); Department of Psychiatry, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Kay)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (Yager, Kelsay); Department of Psychiatry, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Kay)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (Yager, Kelsay); Department of Psychiatry, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (Kay)
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Adhikari B, Pokharel S, Raut S, Adhikari J, Thapa S, Paudel K, G C N, Neupane S, Neupane SR, Yadav R, Shrestha S, Rijal KR, Marahatta SB, Cheah PY, Pell C. Why do people purchase antibiotics over-the-counter? A qualitative study with patients, clinicians and dispensers in central, eastern and western Nepal. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 6:bmjgh-2021-005829. [PMID: 33975888 PMCID: PMC8118002 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction Over-the-counter (OTC) use of antibiotics contributes to the burgeoning rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Drawing on qualitative research methods, this article explores the characteristics of OTC sales of antibiotic in Nepal, its drivers and implications for policy. Methods Data were collected in and around three tertiary hospitals in eastern, western and central Nepal. Using pre-defined guides, a mix of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with dispensers at drug stores, patients attending a hospital and clinicians. Interviews were audio-recorded, translated and transcribed into English and coded using a combination of an inductive and deductive approach. Results Drug shops were the primary location where patients engaged with health services. Interactions were brief and transactional: symptoms were described or explicit requests for specific medicine made, and money was exchanged. There were economic incentives for clients and drug stores: patients were able to save money by bypassing the formal healthcare services. Clinicians described antibiotics as easily available OTC at drug shops. Dispensing included the empirical use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, often combining multiple antibiotics, without laboratory diagnostic and drug susceptibility testing. Inappropriately short regimens (2–3 days) were also offered without follow-up. Respondents viewed OTC antibiotic as a convenient alternative to formal healthcare, the access to which was influenced by distance, time and money. Respondents also described the complexities of navigating various departments in hospitals and little confidence in the quality of formal healthcare. Clinicians and a few dispensers expressed concerns about AMR and referred to evadable policies around antibiotics use and poor enforcement of regulation. Conclusions The findings point to the need for clear policy guidance and rigorous implementation of prescription-only antibiotics.
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- Bipin Adhikari
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand .,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Patan, Nepal
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- Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal
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- Country Coordinating Mechanism, The Global Fund, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Public Health Research & Development Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Intercultural Communication between Long-Stay Immigrants and Catalan Primary Care Nurses: A Qualitative Approach to Rebalancing Power. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18062851. [PMID: 33799637 PMCID: PMC7999544 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18062851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is a gap between the preferences of immigrant patients and their experiences with intercultural communication. This study aims to explore the experiences and perspectives of long-stay immigrants on intercultural communication in encounters with primary care (PC) nurses. Participants were selected by purposive sampling at the Maresme Primary Care Center. A focus group and five in-depth interviews with long-stay immigrants from eight countries were carried out. Data collection was guided by a script previously validated by a group of experts. We conducted a qualitative analysis following Charmaz's approach, and data saturation was reached with 11 patients (one focus group and five interviews). Long-stay immigrants would like closer and more personalized communication exchanges with greater humanity, as well as polite and respectful manners as they perceive signs of an asymmetrical care relationship. Those who had negative communication experiences tried to justify some of the behaviors as a result of having free access to public health services. This is one of the few existing studies from the point of view of long-stay immigrants. Achieving effective intercultural communication requires a process of self-reflection, awareness-raising and commitment, both on a personal and institutional level, to eliminate the asymmetry in the nurse-patient relationship. Nurses should be trained in person-centered intercultural communication.
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Yager J. A Clinician's Guide to Polycultural Psychiatry. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2021; 29:159-168. [PMID: 33560691 DOI: 10.1097/hrp.0000000000000284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Patients and families each present unique microcultures, mixing and blending numerous broadly conceptualized cultural identity groups. Within individuals and families, cultural identities are experienced and enacted as complex matrices of intersecting identities that, to varying degrees, complement, assimilate, accommodate, or clash. In these patterns, individuals' relationships to cultures are not necessarily categorically distinct ("multicultural"). Instead, they are often "polycultural," defined as partial and plural; rather than interpreting different cultural traditions as separate and independent, they are, within the lives of individuals and families, better understood as systems that interact with and influence one another.Cultural identity groups extend beyond those traditionally considered by transcultural psychiatry-that is, beyond ethnic, racial, and language groups. They encompass (in alphabetical order) educational, ethnic, extended family, gender-oriented, generational, geographic, language and dialect, organizational, physical or psychiatric disability, political, professional, racial, religious, sect, social class, and vocational identity groups, among others. Simplistic assumptions and generalities about identity groups risk cultural stereotyping that may negatively bias clinical assessments. Therefore, practitioners striving for cultural sensitivity need to adopt nuanced strategies for approaching broad polycultural identity questions in clinical practice. Accordingly, this article suggests frameworks and strategies for (1) assessing and confronting one's own cultural preconceptions and prejudices, and (2) developing etic (objective quantitative data) and emic (insiders' experiential worldviews) perspectives pertinent to clinical anthropathology. Both etic and emic perspectives are necessary for polyculturally nuanced, respectful, comprehensive inquiries pertinent to patients' and family's health beliefs, psychiatric difficulties, and health practices. Supplementary material from the DSM-5 section on cultural formulation is adapted and discussed, along with the implications of polycultural psychiatry for education and training in psychiatry.
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- Joel Yager
- From the Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Shulyaev K, Gur-Yaish N, Shadmi E, Zisberg A. Patterns of informal family care during acute hospitalization of older adults from different ethno-cultural groups in Israel. Int J Equity Health 2020; 19:208. [PMID: 33225953 PMCID: PMC7682070 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-01314-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Informal caregiving during hospitalization of older adults is significantly related to hospital processes and patient outcomes. Studies in home settings demonstrate that ethno-cultural background is related to various aspects of informal caregiving; however, this association in the hospital setting is insufficiently researched. Objectives Our study explore potential differences between ethno-cultural groups in the amount and kind of informal support they provide for older adults during hospitalization. Methods This research is a secondary data analysis of two cohort studies conducted in Israeli hospitals. Hospitalized older adults are divided into three groups: Israeli-born and veteran immigrant Jews, Arabs, and Jewish immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Duration of caregiver visit, presence in hospital during night hours, type of support (using the Informal Caregiving for Hospitalized Older Adults scale) are assessed during hospitalization. Results are controlled by background parameters including functional Modified Barthel Index (MBI) and cognitive Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) status, chronic morbidity (Charlson), and demographic characteristics. Results Informal caregivers of “FSU immigrants” stay fewer hours during the day in both cohorts, and provide less supervision of medical care in Study 2, than caregivers in the two other groups. Findings from Study 1 also suggest that informal caregivers of “Arab” older adults are more likely to stay during the night than caregivers in the two other groups. Conclusions Ethno-cultural groups differ in their patterns of caregiving of older adults during hospitalization. Health care professionals should be aware of these patterns and the cultural norms that are related to caregiving practices for better cooperation between informal and formal caregivers of older adults.
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- Ksenya Shulyaev
- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Science, Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel.
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- The Center for Research and Study of Aging, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Science, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel.,Oranim Academic College of Education, Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel
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- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Science, Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel
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- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Science, Haifa University, Mt. Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel
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Osmancevic S, Schoberer D, Lohrmann C, Großschädl F. Psychometric properties of instruments used to measure the cultural competence of nurses: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 113:103789. [PMID: 33212330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cultural competence is a key component of culturally congruent nursing care. In order to reduce healthcare inequalities and to identify potentials for improvement in nursing practice, researchers need to be able to assess cultural competence properly. Although many instruments for the assessment of cultural competence have been developed, their measurement properties have not yet been reviewed systematically. Such an overview of existing instruments, however, would allow researchers to identify the most valid and reliable instrument for nursing practice. OBJECTIVE The purpose of conducting this review is to identify and critically appraise the psychometric properties of instruments used to measure the cultural competence of nurses. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed in November 2019 in the following electronic databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, PsycINFO and PubMed. Studies that were conducted to assess any measurement property of instruments used to measure the cultural competence of nurses were included. Two reviewers independently screened the articles and assessed the risk of bias using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments checklist. The quality of included instruments was assessed on the basis of the updated criteria for good measurement properties, and the quality of the summarised results was graded based on the principles of Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. RESULTS In total, 44 studies describing 21 instruments were included in this study. We found that most instruments were tested for at least some forms of validity, but seldom for reliability. The quality of the psychometric properties was evaluated using the criteria for good measurement properties for the following: content validity, structural validity, internal consistency, reliability, measurement error and construct validity. No studies were found in which cross-cultural validity, criterion validity, or the responsiveness of the included instruments were evaluated. The Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool, the Cultural Competence Assessment, and the Cultural Competence Health Practitioner Assessment showed sufficient levels of quality for psychometric properties and can be recommended for the assessment of cultural competence in nurses. CONCLUSION Given the broad availability of self-administered instruments to assess cultural competence, the development of new instrument is not recommended. A particular need was identified to conduct further psychometric evaluation studies on existing instruments and to adapt them accordingly, and especially on less frequently evaluated properties, such as reliability, measurement error and responsiveness.
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- S Osmancevic
- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Degrie L, Dierckx de Casterlé B, Gastmans C, Denier Y. 'Can you please hold my hand too, not only my breast?' The experiences of Muslim women from Turkish and Moroccan descent giving birth in maternity wards in Belgium. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236008. [PMID: 32726359 PMCID: PMC7390407 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives To reach nuanced understanding of the perinatal experiences of ethnic minority women from Turkish and Moroccan descent giving birth in maternity wards in Belgium thereby gaining insight into the underlying challenges of providing intercultural care for ethnic minority persons in a hospital setting. Methods A qualitative study design was used by conducting In-depth interviews with 24 women from Turkish and Moroccan descent who gave birth during the past three years in maternity wards in Flanders, Belgium. The interviews were analysed using a Grounded Theory Approach. Results This study shows that the women’s care experiences were shaped by the care interactions with their caregivers, more specifically on the attention that was given by the caregivers towards two essential dimensions of the care relationship, viz. Ereignis (attention to what happens) and Erlebnis (attention to how it happens). These two dimensions were interrelated in four different ways, which defined the women’s care experiences as being either ‘uncaring’, ‘protocolized’, ‘embraced’ or ‘ambiguous’. Moreover, these experiences were fundamentally embedded within the women’s cultural context, which has to be understood as a relational process in which an emotional and moral meaning was given to the women’s care expectations, interactions and interpretations of care. Conclusions The findings reveal that the quality of intercultural care depends on the nature and quality of care interactions between ethnic minority patients and caregivers much more than on the way in which cultural questions and tensions are being handled or dealt with in a practical way. As such, the importance of establishing a meaningful care relationship should be the priority when providing intercultural care. In this, a shift in perspective on ‘culture’ from being an ‘individual culture-in-isolation’ towards an understanding of culture as being inter-relational and emerging from within these care relationships is necessary.
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- Liesbet Degrie
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Sacks E, Peca E. Confronting the culture of care: a call to end disrespect, discrimination, and detainment of women and newborns in health facilities everywhere. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:249. [PMID: 32345241 PMCID: PMC7189577 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-02894-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Quality and respect are increasingly recognized as critical aspects of the provision of health care, and poor quality may be an essential driver of low health care utilization, especially for maternal and neonatal care. Beyond differential access to care, unequal levels of quality exacerbate inequity, and those who need services most, including displaced, migrant, and conflict-affected populations, may be receiving poorer quality care, or may be deterred from seeking care at all.Examples from around the world show that mothers and their children are often judged and mistreated for presenting to facilities without clean or "modern" clothing, without soap or clean sheets to use in the hospital, or without gifts like sweets or candies for providers. Underfunded facilities may rely on income from those seeking care, but denying and shaming the poor further discriminates against vulnerable women and newborns, by placing additional financial burden on those already marginalized.The culture of care needs to shift to create welcoming environments for all care-seekers, regardless of socio-economic status. No one should fear mistreatment, denial of services, or detainment due to lack of gifts or payments. There is an urgent need to ensure that health care centers are safe, friendly, respectful, and hospitable spaces for women, their newborns, and their families.
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- Emma Sacks
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe St, E8011, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- University Research Co., LLC, 5404 Wisconsin Ave, Suite, Chevy Chase, MD 800 USA
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Toombs M, Nasir B, Kisely S, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Hides L, Gill N, Beccaria G, Brennan-Olsen S, Butten K, Nicholson G. Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BJPsych Open 2020; 6:e33. [PMID: 32249727 PMCID: PMC7176826 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2020.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A four- to seven-fold increase in the prevalence of current mood, anxiety, substance use and any mental disorders in Indigenous adults compared with non-Indigenous Australians has been reported. A lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder was 23.9%. High rates of comorbid mental disorders indicated a transdiagnostic approach to treatment might be most appropriate. The effectiveness of psychological treatment for Indigenous Australians and adjunct Indigenous spiritual and cultural healing has not previously been evaluated in controlled clinical trials. AIMS This project aims to develop, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of an Indigenous model of mental healthcare (IMMHC). Trial registration: ANZCTR Registration Number: ACTRN12618001746224 and World Health Organization Universal Trial Number: U1111-1222-5849. METHOD The IMMHC will be based on transdiagnostic cognitive-behaviour therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community to ensure it is socially and culturally appropriate for Indigenous Australians. The IMMHC will be evaluated in a randomised controlled trial with 110 Indigenous adults diagnosed with a current diagnosis of depression. The primary outcome will be the severity of depression symptoms as determined by changes in Beck Depression Inventory-II score at 6 months post-intervention. Secondary outcomes include anxiety, substance use disorder and quality of life. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 6 months post-intervention and 12 months post-intervention. RESULTS The study design adheres to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement recommendations and CONSORT extensions for pilot trials. We followed the Standard Protocol Items for Randomised Trials statement recommendations in writing the trial protocol. CONCLUSIONS This study will likely benefit participants, as well as collaborating Aboriginal Medical Services and health organisations. The transdiagnostic IMMHC has the potential to have a substantial impact on health services delivery in the Indigenous health sector.
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- Maree Toombs
- Indigenous Health, Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland; and School of Medicine, Griffith University, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, The University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
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Hirshberg EL, Butler J, Francis M, Davis FA, Lee D, Tavake-Pasi F, Napia E, Villalta J, Mukundente V, Coulter H, Stark L, Beesley SJ, Orme JF, Brown SM, Hopkins RO. Persistence of patient and family experiences of critical illness. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e035213. [PMID: 32265244 PMCID: PMC7245383 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate: (1) patient and family experiences with healthcare and the intensive care unit (ICU); (2) experiences during their critical illness; (3) communication and decision making during critical illness; (4) feelings about the ICU experience; (5) impact of the critical illness on their lives; and (6) concerns about their future after the ICU. DESIGN Four semistructured focus group interviews with former ICU patients and family members. SETTINGS Multicultural community group and local hospitals containing medical/surgical ICUs. PARTICIPANTS Patients and family who experienced a critical illness within the previous 10 years. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Four separate focus groups each lasting a maximum of 150 min and consisting of a total of 21 participants were held. Focus groups were conducted using a semistructured script including six topics relating to the experience of critical illness that facilitated deduction and the sorting of data by thematic analysis into five predominant themes. The five main themes that emerged from the data were: (1) personalised stories of the critical illness; (2) communication and shared decision making, (3) adjustment to life after critical illness, (4) trust towards clinical team and relevance of cultural beliefs and (5) end-of-life decision making. Across themes, we observed a misalignment between the medical system and patient and family values and priorities. CONCLUSIONS The experience of critical illness of a diverse group of patients and families can remain vivid for years after ICU discharge. The identified themes reflect the strength of memory of such pivotal experiences and the importance of a narrative around those experiences. Clinicians need to be aware of the lasting effects of critical illness has on patients and families.
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- Eliotte L Hirshberg
- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Pediatrics, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Geriatrics, Univeristy of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
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- Community Faces of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Community Faces of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Community Faces of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Community Faces of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
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- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Center for Humanizing Critical Care, Internountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, Utah, USA
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Vandan N, Wong JYH, Lee JJJ, Yip PSF, Fong DYT. Challenges of healthcare professionals in providing care to South Asian ethnic minority patients in Hong Kong: A qualitative study. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2020; 28:591-601. [PMID: 31750578 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ethnic minorities across the globe encounter disparities in healthcare. While a great deal of research has been conducted on the experiences of these patients, studies focusing on the perspectives of healthcare professionals are limited, particularly in the context of Asia. This study explores the perceptions of and challenges faced by Hong Kong healthcare professionals in the provision of culturally appropriate care to South Asian ethnic minority patients. Taking a qualitative approach, interviews were conducted with 22 healthcare professionals. Two main themes were identified: 'lack of support' at the healthcare system level and 'dysfunctional relationship with South Asian ethnic minority patients' at the interpersonal level. Challenges at the healthcare system level include information outreach, cultural competency, utilisation of available resources and time and workload, whereas challenges at the interpersonal level include patient-provider interaction, patient-provider perceptions of illness and care and patient-provider sociocultural discordance. Intercultural care was found to be influenced by both the healthcare system and interpersonal characteristics. The study highlights the need for healthcare professional education and training in cultural competency, in order to improve the provision of intercultural care. Identifying the challenges faced by healthcare professionals and the implications of these challenges for the provision of healthcare to South Asian ethnic minority patients will help practitioners, policy makers and care provider agencies to improve quality of care and health outcomes for culturally diverse patients.
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- Nimisha Vandan
- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Kanengoni B, Andajani-Sutjahjo S, Holroyd E. Improving health equity among the African ethnic minority through health system strengthening: a narrative review of the New Zealand healthcare system. Int J Equity Health 2020; 19:21. [PMID: 32028955 PMCID: PMC7006202 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-1125-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background In New Zealand, health equity is a pressing concern and reaching disadvantaged populations has become the goal to close the inequity gap. Building and strengthening health systems is one way to secure better outcomes. However, the discourse to date has predominately focussed on inequities in health outcomes for Māori. This study has interest in the African ethnic minority community in New Zealand. It undertakes a narrative review of the New Zealand health system which aims to identify literature around the attainment of health equity of African minority by: (i) providing a critical overview of the healthcare delivery system using World Health Organization’s six inter-related building blocks of health system strengthening; (ii) developing a summary and discussions of the research results and; (iii) identifying priorities and recommendations for future research. Method A narrative review of 27 articles published between January 2010 and June 2019 were selected from CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar. Grey literature also informed the review. Articles excluded studies: (i) non-related to New Zealand; (ii) with no focus on equity on ethnic minority in the delivering of healthcare; (iii) had no full text available. Findings Literature on Africans health outcomes were scarce regarding the six building blocks. However, findings show inequities in accessibility of health services, a non-ethnic inclusive health workforce, a leadership and governance which lack political will on migrant health and resultantly an under-performing health information system which influences resource allocation. Recommendation and conclusion An improvement and well-functioning health information system is pivotal to capture the unmet needs of the African population. There is a need for research and political will to invest in African minority health and diverse workforce that understands the background of the African population; and action to address structural and institutional racism and white privilege to address root causes of inadequate access and care processes for ethnic minorities.
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- Blessing Kanengoni
- School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland, 0627, New Zealand.
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- School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote, Auckland, 0627, New Zealand
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- Nursing Research, Department of Nursing, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Czuba KJ, Kayes NM, McPherson KM. Support workers' experiences of work stress in long-term care settings: a qualitative study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2020; 14:1622356. [PMID: 31156047 PMCID: PMC6566720 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2019.1622356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background: Support-workers’ performance and well-being are challenged by increasingly high workloads and poor working conditions, leading to high levels of occupational stress. Aims: To explore the experiences of work stress for support-workers in New Zealand residential facilities. Design: An Interpretive Descriptive study. Methods: Data from ten (n = 10) support-workers were collected between December 2013 and June 2014, using semi-structured in-depth face-to-face interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes that captured participant reports of their experiences. Results: Work stress was conceptualized by participants as being an everyday experience of having too much to deal with and feeling under constant pressure. It appeared to be a complex and fluid experience representing an inherent, dynamic tension between reasons to be a caregiver and the burden of caregiving. Participants highlighted a range of influencing factors (including lack of recognition, person and work context, and coping strategies), which may account for that fluidity. Conclusion: The findings extend current knowledge about support-workers’ work stress by identifying the challenges relating to the lack of recognition of their role and expertize, the unintended consequences of person-centered care and the challenges faced by migrant support-workers.
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- Karol J Czuba
- a Centre for Person Centred Research , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Centre for Person Centred Research , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Centre for Person Centred Research , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand.,b Health Research Council , Auckland University of Technology , Auckland , New Zealand
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Joo JY, Liu MF. Nurses’ Barriers to Care of Ethnic Minorities: A Qualitative Systematic Review. West J Nurs Res 2019; 42:760-771. [DOI: 10.1177/0193945919883395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Several studies have reported nurses’ challenges when caring for ethnic minority patients from diverse cultures and who have language differences. This qualitative systematic review aims to identify and describe barriers to nursing practices and to understand the common perceptions that nurses in Western countries have when providing culturally competent care to ethnic minority patients. In this review, eight qualitative, peer-reviewed studies published from 2010 to 2018 are synthesized to identify barriers to nurses’ practice with ethnic minority patients. Qualitative systematic review protocols with thematic synthesis as a methodology were employed, and five common themes were identified: communication issues; unclear, missing, or culturally inappropriate care information and resources; insufficient cultural training and education; challenging therapeutic relationships with patients; and concern about quality of care. These results suggest that future studies should explore the cost-effectiveness of cultural competency training.
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- Jee Young Joo
- Gachon University, College of Nursing, Incheon, Korea
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- School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei
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McLennon SM, Rogers TL, Davis A. Predictors of Hospital Nurses' Cultural Competence: The Value of Diversity Training. J Contin Educ Nurs 2019; 50:469-474. [DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20190917-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Acculturative stress, disability, and health treatment utilization among Asian and Latin American immigrants in the United States. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2019; 54:1275-1284. [PMID: 30895354 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01691-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Empirical research has largely ignored the potential links between immigration-related stress and disability as well as immigration-related stress and health service utilization despite increasing scholarship on the association between acculturative stress and health. This study examined the associations between acculturative stress, disability, and health treatment utilization among Asian and Latin American immigrants in the United States. METHODS Data were from the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS), a nationally representative survey of Asians and Latinos living in the United States. The analytic sample contained 2653 immigrants. We utilized multivariable logistic regression and negative binomial regression analyses to examine the associations between acculturative stress and disability domains. We also examined the association between acculturative stress and treatment utilization, as this may have implications for how to best intervene to address any functional disability related to acculturative stress. RESULTS Acculturative stress was significantly associated with self-reported disability across five domains: self-care, cognition, mobility, time out of role, and social interaction. Additionally, acculturative stress was significantly associated with a greater frequency of disability domains. Acculturative stress was not significantly associated with utilization of services from mental health or general health sectors, but was significantly and positively associated with utilization of non-health care services. The findings were robust regarding the inclusion of everyday discrimination as well as demographic and socioeconomic covariates. CONCLUSIONS Acculturative stress may be an important yet overlooked correlate of disability among immigrants in the United States. Non-health care services may provide an effective pathway for intervening for these individuals.
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Macioce F. The Right to Accessible and Acceptable Healthcare Services. Negotiating Rules and Solutions With Members of Ethnocultural Minorities. JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY 2019; 16:227-236. [PMID: 30767108 DOI: 10.1007/s11673-019-09900-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The right to health implies, among other things, that individuals and communities must be allowed to have a voice in decisions concerning the definition of their well-being. The article argues for a more active participation of ethnocultural minorities in healthcare decisions and highlights the relevance of strategies aimed at creating a bottom-up engagement of people and groups, as well as of measures aimed at a broader organizational flexibility, in order to meet migrants' and minorities' needs. Finally, the article clarifies that these strategies are not simply the outcome of a welcoming attitude of the Western healthcare system but may be interpreted as a specific duty resulting from the notion of "particularly vulnerable groups," as formulated by the ECtHR in its case law: when vulnerable groups are at stake, every decision about state actions and rules regarding healthcare should start from an a consideration of the specific conditions and needs of people belonging to vulnerable minority groups.
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- Fabio Macioce
- Lumsa University, Via Pompeo Magno, 22 - 00192, Rome, Italy.
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Satisfaction with obstetric care in a population of low-educated native Dutch and non-western minority women. Focus group research. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210506. [PMID: 30703116 PMCID: PMC6354976 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Low-educated native Dutch and non-western minority women have inadequate access to obstetric care. Moreover, the care they receive lacks responsiveness to their needs and cultural competences. Gaining a deeper understanding of their experiences and satisfaction with antenatal, birthing and maternity care will help to adjust healthcare responsiveness to meet their needs during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Methods We combined the World Health Organization conceptual framework of healthcare responsiveness with focus group research to measure satisfaction with antenatal, birthing and maternity care of women with a low-educated native Dutch and non-western ethnic background. Results From September 2011 until December 2013, 106 women were recruited for 20 focus group sessions. Eighty-five percent of the women had a non-western immigrant background and 89% a low or intermediate educational attainment. The study population was mostly positive about the provided care during the antenatal phase. They were less positive about the other two phases of care. Moreover, the obstetric healthcare systems’ responsiveness in all phases of care (antenatal, birthing and maternity) did not meet these women’s needs. The ‘respect for persons’ domains ‘autonomy’, ‘communication’ and ‘dignity’ and the ‘client orientation’ domain ‘prompt attention’ were judged most negatively. Conclusions The study findings give contextual meaning and starting points for improvement of responsiveness in the provision of obstetric care within a multi-ethnic women’s population.
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Yang K, Zeng Z, Peng H, Jiang Y. Attitudes Of Chinese Cancer Patients Toward The Clinical Use Of Artificial Intelligence. Patient Prefer Adherence 2019; 13:1867-1875. [PMID: 31802856 PMCID: PMC6830378 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s225952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a substantial role in many domains, including medical fields. However, we still lack evidence to support whether or not cancer patients will accept the clinical use of AI. This research aims to assess the attitudes of Chinese cancer patients toward the clinical use of artificial intelligence in medicine (AIM), and to analyze the possible influencing factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS A questionnaire was delivered to 527 participants. Targeted people were Chinese cancer patients who were informed of their cancer diagnosis. RESULTS The effective response rate was 76.3% (402/527). Most cancer patients trusted AIMs in both stages of diagnosis and treatment, and participants who had heard of AIMs were more likely to trust them in the diagnosis phase. When an AIM's diagnosis diverged from a human doctor' s, ethnic minorities, and those who had received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), had never received chemotherapy, were more likely to choose "AIM", and when an AIM's therapeutic advice diverged from a human doctor's, male participants, and those who had received TCM or surgery, were more likely to choose "AIM". CONCLUSION Most Chinese cancer patients believed in the AIM to some extent. Nevertheless, most still thought that oncology physicians were more trustworthy when their opinions diverged. Participants' gender, race, treatment received, and AIM related knowledge might influence their attitudes toward the AIM. Most participants thought AIM would assist oncology physicians in the future, while little really believed that oncology physicians would completely be replaced.
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- Keyi Yang
- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Yu Jiang Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guo Xue Lane, Chengdu, Sichuan610041, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/fax +86 28 85423278 Email
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Brady B, Veljanova I, Schabrun S, Chipchase L. Integrating culturally informed approaches into physiotherapy assessment and treatment of chronic pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e021999. [PMID: 29980547 PMCID: PMC6042550 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate patient engagement with, and the feasibility of, a novel, culturally adapted physiotherapy pain management approach. DESIGN A participant-blinded and assessor-blinded pilot randomised controlled trial. SETTING Outpatient physiotherapy departments at two public hospitals and one district pain clinic. PARTICIPANTS Adults (n=48) with chronic musculoskeletal pain (daily pain >3 months), who self-identified as Mandaean, Assyrian or Vietnamese, were randomised to one of two physiotherapy treatment conditions. INTERVENTIONS 24 participants underwent combined group and individualised treatment described as 'culturally adapted physiotherapy', while 24 underwent evidence-informed 'usual physiotherapy care'. Both treatment arms consisted of up to 10 sessions over a 3-month period. OUTCOME MEASURES Patient engagement was measured via participant attendance, adherence and satisfaction data. Secondary outcomes included clinical measures of pain severity, interference and suffering, physical function and negative emotional state. RESULTS 96% of participants undergoing culturally adapted physiotherapy completed treatment, compared with 58% of the usual physiotherapy group. For the culturally adapted group attendance (87%±18%) and adherence (68%±32%) were higher relative to usual care (68%±32% and 55%±43%). Satisfaction was similar for the culturally adapted (82.7%±13.4%) and usual care (79.3±17.3) groups. For secondary outcomes, a significant between-group effect for pain-related suffering in favour of the culturally adapted group was observed with a medium effect size (partial η2 0.086, mean 3.56, 95% CI 0.11 to 7), while results for pain severity, interference, physical function and negative emotional state were similar. CONCLUSIONS Aligning treatment with the beliefs and values of culturally and linguistically diverse communities enhances patient engagement with physiotherapy. These results support the feasibility of a larger, multisite trial to determine if improved engagement with culturally adapted physiotherapy translates to improved clinical outcomes. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12616000857404; Pre-results.
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- Bernadette Brady
- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Departments of Pain Medicine and Physiotherapy, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Social Science and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ben J, Cormack D, Harris R, Paradies Y. Racism and health service utilisation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189900. [PMID: 29253855 PMCID: PMC5734775 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although racism has been posited as driver of racial/ethnic inequities in healthcare, the relationship between racism and health service use and experience has yet to be systematically reviewed or meta-analysed. This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative empirical studies that report associations between self-reported racism and various measures of healthcare service utilisation. Data were reviewed and extracted from 83 papers reporting 70 studies. Studies included 250,850 participants and were conducted predominately in the U.S. The meta-analysis included 59 papers reporting 52 studies, which were analysed using random effects models and mean weighted effect sizes. Racism was associated with more negative patient experiences of health services (HSU-E) (OR = 0.351 (95% CI [0.236,0.521], k = 19), including lower levels of healthcare-related trust, satisfaction, and communication. Racism was not associated with health service use (HSU-U) as an outcome group, and was not associated with most individual HSU-U outcomes, including having had examinations, health service visits and admissions to health professionals and services. Racism was associated with health service use outcomes such as delaying/not getting healthcare, and lack of adherence to treatment uptake, although these effects may be influenced by a small sample of studies, and publication bias, respectively. Limitations to the literature reviewed in terms of study designs, sampling methods and measurements are discussed along with suggested future directions in the field.
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- Jehonathan Ben
- Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, New Zealand
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- Eru Pōmare Māori Health Research Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, New Zealand
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- Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Patient-physician relationship in specific cultural settings. Intensive Care Med 2017; 44:646-648. [PMID: 29064048 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4960-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Paternotte E, van Dulmen S, Bank L, Seeleman C, Scherpbier A, Scheele F. Intercultural communication through the eyes of patients: experiences and preferences. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2017; 8:170-175. [PMID: 28535143 PMCID: PMC5457791 DOI: 10.5116/ijme.591b.19f9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore patients' preferences and experiences regarding intercultural communication which could influence the development of intercultural patient-centred communication training. METHODS This qualitative study is based on interviews with non-native patients. Thirty non-native patients were interviewed between September and December 2015 about their preferences and experiences regarding communication with a native Dutch doctor. Fourteen interviews were established with an interpreter. The semi-structured interviews took place in Amsterdam. They were focused on generic and intercultural communication skills of doctors. Relevant fragments were coded by two researchers and analysed by the research team by means of thematic network analysis. Informed consent and ethical approval was obtained beforehand. RESULTS All patients preferred a doctor with a professional patient-centred attitude regardless of the doctor's background. Patients mentioned mainly generic communication aspects, such as listening, as important skills and seemed to be aware of their own responsibility in participating in a consultation. Being treated as a unique person and not as a disease was also frequently mentioned. Unfamiliarity with the Dutch healthcare system influenced the experienced communication negatively. However, a language barrier was considered the most important problem, which would become less pressing once a doctor-patient relation was established. CONCLUSIONS Remarkably, patients in this study had no preference regarding the ethnic background of the doctor. Generic communication was experienced as important as specific intercultural communication, which underlines the marginal distinction between these two. A close link between intercultural communication and patient-centred communication was reflected in the expressed preference 'to be treated as a person'.
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- Emma Paternotte
- Department of Healthcare Education, OLVG hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- NIVEL (Netherlands institute for health services research), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Healthcare Education, OLVG hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Medical Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Healthcare Education, OLVG hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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