Universal principles for culturally sensitive diabetic education.
Most nurses will not go to another county and provide healthcare education, but will care for patients from other countries and faiths who practice traditions that impact how they manage their illness. This author shares his experience in Mauritania, which provides an excellent example for understanding issues in cross-cultural diabetic education. Universal principles for cross-cultural health education are offered.
Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Anthony
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Hoffman
D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology; D008019:Life Style; D008435:Mauritania / Q000453:epidemiology; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008612:Menu Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D015431:Weight Loss