title: Reducing health disparities by improving quality of care: lessons learned from culturally diverse women.
abstract: Disparities in health care for culturally diverse populations in the United States lead to poorer health outcomes. This article focuses on decreasing health disparities by improving the quality of care for culturally diverse women. Findings from 3 pilot studies are organized using Fongwa's Quality of Care Model, which demonstrate specific modifications suggested by culturally diverse women that can potentially improve health care services for these women.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca, USA. shoultz@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shoultz
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fongwa
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Noone
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Phillion
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000208:ethnology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health