Providing culturally competent health services for ethnic minorities.
This article discusses the findings of a scholarship project aimed at gaining an understanding of the health needs of African and Caribbean older people and determining how these service-users perceive their needs are being met. It found that while practitioners were generally keen to provide a culturally appropriate service, some users thought their knowledge, attitudes and skills, particularly in communication, were a major source of concern.
Sienko
Kathy
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Camden Primary Care Trust, London. kathy.sienko@camdenpct.nhs.uk
D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D019985:Benchmarking; D044383:Black People; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013222:State Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards