A three-dimensional model of cultural congruence: framework for intervention.
Culture provides the context for all health care and social service throughout the human life span. Improving end-of-life and palliative care and enhancing patient and family outcomes requires a nuanced understanding of cultural contexts for those who provide care and those who receive it. The authors of this article propose an emerging model of culturally congruent care that can guide intervention for social workers, mental health professionals, nurses, and other health care workers caring for a diverse population of patients, families, and communities.
College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. s.schim@wayne.edu
Stephanie Myers
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Schim
Ardith Z
AZ
Doorenbos
D003142:Communication; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005190:Family; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012947:Social Work; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*