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What is needed in culturally competent healthcare systems? A qualitative exploration of culturally diverse patients and professional interpreters in an Australian healthcare setting

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ID15355995
AuthorsJennifer White (0000-0003-1235-0916, Monash Health, corresponding author), Trish Plompen (Monash Health), Leanne Tao (Monash Health), Emily Micallef (Monash Health), Timothy Haines (0000-0003-3150-6154, Monash University), Terrence Haines
Year2019
Volume19
Issue1
Pages1096-1096
Publication date2019-08-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-019-7378-9
PMID31409317
OpenAlexW2967399690
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited28

In an era of growing ethnic diversity this study confirms the complexity of providing a therapeutic relationships in contemporary health practice. This can be enhanced by training towards the effective use of professional interpreters in a hospital setting. Such efforts should be multidisciplinary and collective in order to ensure patients don't fall through the gaps with regards to the provision of culturally competent care

Cultural competence · Cultural diversity · Ethnic group · Focus group · Health care · Interpreter · Medical education · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Vietnamese · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology

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Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
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Highly citedNo
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