کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1111292 | 1488385 | 2015 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In the United States, there are inequalities in all aspects of healthcare. The Campinha-Bacote Model of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Health Care Services was used to design, implement, and evaluate a nutrition counseling graduate class focusing on improving cultural competency. Each assignment and activity addressed one or more constructs of the model. Examples included participation in a simulation to stimulate self-awareness, assessing cultural competence of a health organization to improve knowledge, using respondent driven interview questions to develop skills, and conducting a nutrition assessment of an individual across cultures. Students significantly improved (P<0.001) each aspect of the cultural competency model after completion of the course. The total competence score improved from “culturally aware” (score of 68.7 at pre-) to “culturally competent” (score of 78.7 at post-).
Journal: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Volume 174, 12 February 2015, Pages 705-710