Challenges of healthcare professionals in providing care to South Asian ethnic minority patients in Hong Kong
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
Ethnic minorities across the globe encounter disparities in healthcare. While a great deal of research has been conducted on the experiences of these patients, studies focusing on the perspectives of healthcare professionals are limited, particularly in the context of Asia. This study explores the perceptions of and challenges faced by Hong Kong healthcare professionals in the provision of culturally appropriate care to South Asian ethnic minority patients. Taking a qualitative approach, interviews were conducted with 22 healthcare professionals. Two main themes were identified: 'lack of support' at the healthcare system level and 'dysfunctional relationship with South Asian ethnic minority patients' at the interpersonal level. Challenges at the healthcare system level include information outreach, cultural competency, utilisation of available resources and time and workload, whereas challenges at the interpersonal level include patient-provider interaction, patient-provider perceptions of illness and care and patient-provider sociocultural discordance. Intercultural care was found to be influenced by both the healthcare system and interpersonal characteristics. The study highlights the need for healthcare professional education and training in cultural competency, in order to improve the provision of intercultural care. Identifying the challenges faced by healthcare professionals and the implications of these challenges for the provision of healthcare to South Asian ethnic minority patients will help practitioners, policy makers and care provider agencies to improve quality of care and health outcomes for culturally diverse patients
Context (archaeology · Cultural competence · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Interpersonal communication · Outreach · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Health Workforce Issues · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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