African-American Cancer Patients and Culturally Competent Practice

Culturally competent patient–provider communication in the management of cancer: An integrative literature review

“…South African patients presenting for treatment in the public health sector tend to be confronted with cultural and language discordant medical encounters as healthcare providers are often not of the same cultural background as the patient; may have more urban, Western perspectives of health and illness; and are trained in English or Afrikaans. Similar reflections regarding culturally discordant medical encounters are noted in international literature where countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom serve populations from diverse cultural backgrounds (11–13). …”

“…It addresses actions required for integrating cultural knowledge (5, 36) and knowledge of diverse population health into clinical practice (24). Effective communication skills (11, 18, 37) were most prominently featured in the included literature ( N =18). Using simple language (18–42) and checking patient understanding of information given (36, 39–41, 43, 44) were the most cited communication skills.…”

Cultural factors that influence the treatment of osteosarcoma in Zulu patients: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives and strategies

“…The HCPs in this study demonstrated considerable knowledge of Zulu cultural beliefs and practices -a characteristic deemed essential for working in cross-cultural clinical settings (Mullin, Cooper & Eremenco 1998;Pierce 1997;Tucker et al 2013). They emphasised taking responsibility for learning to know the Zulu culture The HCPs reported on patients' cultural beliefs regarding amputation.…”

Ethnic Experience of Cancer: A Qualitative Study of Chinese–Australians in Brisbane, Queensland

“…There are widespread discussions on how to increase cultural sensitivity in a healthcare setting and to incorporate the patients' folk practices and beliefs into daily care and treatment of cancer (Baldwin & Riley-Eddins, 2006;Delbar, 1999;Die-Trill, 1998;Ma et al, 2004;Macbeth & Shetty, 2001;Pierce, 1997;Simon, 2006;Tanjasiri et al, 2007;Thomas, 2001;Tu et al, 2006). However, much of these discussions are devoted to the identification of differences and problems among diverse populations whereby relatively little effort has been spent on finding culturally geared solutions for specific group of cancer patients.…”