The migrant crisis and the importance of developing cultural competence in the intensive care unit

Benbenishty, Julie; Gutysz-Wojnicka, Aleksandra; Harth, Irene; Barkestad, Eva; Satosek, Drago; Jacobsson, K; Blackwood, Bronagh

doi:10.1111/nicc.12313

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“…Nurses are the front-line health professionals who would be dealing with their demands in the emergency services, hospital settings or in the primary care centers [12,13]. However, authors agree that they may not be prepared to provide an effective response from a transcultural perspective [14].…”

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Lived Experiences of African Migrants Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Healthcare from a Qualitative Methodology

Ponce-Blandón

Romero-Castillo

Jiménez-Picón

et al. 2021

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Background: The migratory flow from the African continent to Europe is intense and the European countries should apply a humanitarian, health and social response to this emerging problem. Migrants coming from Africa to Europe are a very vulnerable population. Healthcare professionals should be prepared for answering their needs from a transcultural approach, which requires a better understanding of this phenomenon. Thus, the aim of this study was to improve nursing and healthcare professionals’ awareness and better understanding of migrant life experiences during the migration journey. An exploratory descriptive qualitative research was conducted. In-depth interviews were conducted involving four key informants and content analysis were performed with the transcriptions. Results: Three themes merged: life situations in their countries of origin; motivations that led them to undertake the migratory journey; and experiences they lived during the migratory journey. The results described the dramatic experience and motivations for crossing the strait of Gibraltar from Africa to Europe, including feelings, fears, hopes and lived experiences. The determination of immigrants to fight for a better life opportunity and the physical damage and psychological consequences they suffer were revealed. Conclusions: This study would help healthcare professionals to better understand this complex reality and deliver culturally adapted care. Knowledge of the starting reality of these populations can help health professionals to incorporate a cross-cultural approach that improves the relational, ethical and affective competences to provide quality care to the migrant population, as well as the development of health measures to fight against inequalities suffered by these population groups.

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Lived Experiences of African Migrants Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Healthcare from a Qualitative Methodology

Ponce-Blandón

Romero-Castillo

Jiménez-Picón

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“…faction of patients while enhancing the quality of care and reducing disparities in healthcare among culturally different groups. [3,[5][6][7] Cultural competence also helps to increase health literacy, leads to an improved compliance to treatments, and reduces medication errors. [4,5] Cultural competence should be part of a healthcare facility's business strategy to inform policymaking and administration.…”

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“…[3,[5][6][7] Cultural competence also helps to increase health literacy, leads to an improved compliance to treatments, and reduces medication errors. [4,5] Cultural competence should be part of a healthcare facility's business strategy to inform policymaking and administration. [6,8] Truong and her colleagues also stated that cultural competence in healthcare could enhance equity by offering treatments in line with patients' cultural beliefs.…”

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The cultural competence learning needs of migrant nurses: A literature review

Al-Komah

Khraim

Forgrave

et al. 2020

IJH

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Introduction: Migrant nurses need to provide healthcare that is culturally appropriate to the host population. The aim of this literature review is to identify the cultural competence learning needs of migrant nurses that would assist in their transition to the host country.Methods: A literature review was carried out according to Cronin, Ryan, and Coughlan’s (2008) framework. This review included 13 articles published between 2008 and 2018 that discussed cultural competence training for migrant nurses.Results: Migrant nurses’ learning needs fall into four themes: communication, religion and spirituality, customs, and work environment.Discussion: Language barrier and unfamiliarity with a patient’s religion and customs are the main causes of most misunderstandings in the workplace and result in a lack of perceived quality of care. Moving to a different work environment often involves taking on a new role and learning about a new type of organizational structure.

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“…For this reason, increased interest of Polish researchers in this field can be expected in the coming years. Importantly, Polish authors currently only rarely publish research results directly related to the level of intercultural competences [7][8][9]; instead, they focus on reviewing foreign literature and the need to shape these competences among medical students and healthcare workers, mainly doctors and nurses [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In addition, a review of native tools for measuring intercultural competences indicates a lack of standardized tools that enable reliable and accurate estimation of intercultural competences of healthcare professionals and medical students [7].…”

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Polish Adaptation of the Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory: An Overview

Barzykowski

Majda

Przyłęcki

2020

Pielegniarstwo XXI Wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. The growing cultural diversity of Polish society creates new challenges for people who, in their professional activities, deal with culturally divergent people. Therefore, on the one hand, there is an urgent need for education and development in cross-cultural competences; on the other hand, there is a need to measure these competences with reliable and accurate methods.Aim. The goal of the present paper is recommendation of the Polish adaptation of the Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory (CCCI). In addition, the paper discusses the possible usage of the CCCI within the Polish healthcare system.Methods. The CCCI was adapted to Polish in a multistage process [1]. Briefly, it consisted of two studies, with 455 (Study 1) and 347 (Study 2) participants, in which the psychometric properties of the CCCI were evaluated in terms of reliability, internal consistency, factorial structure, test-retest reliability, and theoretical validity, criterion and convergent validity.Results. Although the original version of the CCCI was assumed to have a 6-dimensional factor structure, confirmatory factor analysis did not provide strong evidence for this assumption. However, as demonstrated in two studies, the Polish adaptation of the CCCI has satisfactory psychometric properties, such as reliability and validity (theoretical, criterion and convergent).Conclusions. Results of Study 1 and Study 2 support the conclusion that the CCCI can be successfully used in empirical research among healthcare professionals and students of medical courses. Future work may focus on further improvements of the CCCI by, for example, developing Polish standardized norms for different groups of professionals.

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The migrant crisis and the importance of developing cultural competence in the intensive care unit

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Lived Experiences of African Migrants Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Healthcare from a Qualitative Methodology

Lived Experiences of African Migrants Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe: A Cross-Cultural Approach to Healthcare from a Qualitative Methodology

The cultural competence learning needs of migrant nurses: A literature review

Polish Adaptation of the Cross-Cultural Competence Inventory: An Overview

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