Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

Training in cultural competence aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver effective care across diverse sociocultural contexts. It ...

Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

The impact of hospitals' cultural competency on inpatient experience of care will be examined. Enhanced patient experience of care may alter an individual's willingness to use health services, thereby ...

Cultural competence in dementia care encompasses the knowledge, attitudes and skills required to provide care that respects and responds to the cultural values, beliefs and practices of people living ...

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

Health system leaders need a set of criteria they can use to ensure the platforms they adopt align with their efforts to provide culturally competent care and advance health equity. In 2023, nearly ...

Despite being a cherished ideal in psychotherapy for decades, the term “cultural competence” has become increasingly flawed. While largely well-intentioned, it has poorly accounted for the power ...