There has been extensive debate concerning the relative importance of ethnicity and culture
in understanding the health and illness of people from minority ethnic groups. Many would …

Despite growing research in the UK suggesting that patients from black and ethnic minority
groups feel that they do not always receive the best treatment and care, little is known about …

Healthcare providers in the American medical system may find that patients from different
cultures bring unfamiliar expectations, anxieties, and needs into the examination room. To …

Objective The academic debate on cross-cultural interaction within the context of end-of-life
care takes for granted that this interaction is challenging. However, few empirical studies …

The prevention and management of cancer have been identified as health priorities in most
countries. In order to achieve this, many oncology nurses need to face the additional …

Contemporary methodological debates in interpretive social science, and the deconstructive
projects of postmodern ethnography and feminist scholarship, signal the complexity of social …

Much of the early literature on 'cultural competence'focuses on the 'categorical'or
'multicultural'approach, in which providers learn relevant attitudes, values, beliefs, and …

Introduction Research highlights that patients from ethnic minority groups often receive
lower quality of care. This study contributes to the knowledge and understanding of culturally …

Objectives. Cancer is the second biggest killer of Aboriginal Australians. For some cancers,
the mortality rate is more than three times higher in Aboriginal people than for non …