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Culture
----Solution----an element of ethnicity, refers to integrated patterns of
human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications,
actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic,
religious, or social groups
values
----Solution----beliefs about the worth of something and serve as
standards that influence behavior and thinking.
value orientation
----Solution----learned and shared through the socialization process,
reflect the personality type of a particular society
folk healing systems
----Solution----embodies the beliefs, values, and treatment approaches
of a particular cultural group that are products of cultural development.
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Folk health practices are seen in a variety of settings, including
community groups, kinship groups, private homes, and healers' shrines
professional care systems
----Solution----characterized by specialized education and knowledge,
responsibility for care, and expectation of remuneration of services
rendered
emerging population: arabs
----Solution----
*Health Issues*
Diabetes
Coronary Artery Disease
Adolescent Smoking
*Culture Considerations*
Role of Religion - what accommodations do we need to make
Male Dominance
Female Chastity - many women will request female doctor/nurse. Ex.
Indian woman delivering (cover up head to toe)
Present Orientation
*Barriers*
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Religious belief and practices
Cultural norms/modesty
Gender issues regarding providers
Communication difficulty
Folk remedies
Lack of culturally competent providers
emerging population: Asians
----Solution----
*Health Issues*
Heart disease, cancer, Highest level of Tuberculosis (airborne)
*Cultural considerations*
Dependence on family network esp. when sick, they really rely on each
other. This is something we can work with. So, we want to involve the
family and teach the family that sometimes we want the pt to be
independent and move around for circulation. PCA pumps must be
delivered by patient only.
*Barriers to care*
Poverty
Stress in intergenerational relationships
Cultural norms that prevent health care seeking
Loss of social networks
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Poor access to services
Hesitant to use early diagnosis /screening
emerging population: Latino/Hispanics
----Solution----
*Health Issues*
Stomach cancer - due to diet
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiovascular disease
HIV
*Cultural Considerations*
Very family oriented ...any decisions must be made by family members
Family > individual needs
Spiritual strength important
Hot & cold concept of disease
Disease related to supernatural or psychological causes
Folk remedies used along with Western medicine
*Barriers*
Highest number of uninsured Use/receive less preventative health care
Lack of interpreter services in health care