What is the key to culturally competent care: Reducing bias or cultural tailoring?

Objective:To gain a better understanding as to whether disparities in patient–provider relationships arise from ethnic minority patients being treated differently than European American patients while they would prefer to be treated the same, or whether disparities arise when ethnic minority patient...

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Published in:Psychology & Health Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 493 - 508
Main Authors: Cuevas, Adolfo G., O'Brien, Kerth, Saha, Somnath
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2017
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          Cuevas, Adolfo G.
          O'Brien, Kerth
          Saha, Somnath
        affil: Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
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          Physician-Patient Relations
          Cultural Competence
          Healthcare Disparities
          Minority Groups
          Patient Centered Care
          Patient Attitudes
          African Americans
          White Persons
          Ethnic Groups
          Focus Groups
          Hispanic Americans
          Human
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          Thematic Analysis
          Data Analysis Software
          Physicians
          Racism
          Trust
          Comparative Studies
          Consumer Satisfaction
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          Alternative Therapies
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      ab: Objective:To gain a better understanding as to whether disparities in patient–provider relationships arise from ethnic minority patients being treated differently than European American patients while they would prefer to be treated the same, or whether disparities arise when ethnic minority patients are treated the same as European American patients while they would prefer to be treated differently. Method:African-American, Latina/Latino and European American community members were recruited to participate in one of 27 focus group discussions. Topics included what made a good or bad relationship with a doctor and what led one to trust a doctor. A thematic analysis was conducted usingNVivo 10. Results:Patients of all groups described experiences that reflected the concepts of patient-centred care, such as wanting a clinician who is attentive to patients’ needs. African-American patients reported experiences they viewed as discriminatory. Some African-American patients felt it was appropriate to racially/ethnically contextualise their care, and most Latina/Latino patients preferred language/culturally concordant clinicians. Conclusion:Health care disparities might be reduced through a patient-centred approach to cultural competency training, general knowledge of the cultural context of clinicians’ patient population, and attention to the effects of racial bias and discrimination among both clinicians and non-clinical staff.
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