Culture and the Care of Children With Chronic Conditions
Article Abstract:
Many pediatricians agree that diverse cultural backgrounds adds a dimension to the task of treating children with chronic conditions. The most obvious is being able to speak the same language as the patient's family. There is also a need for education of families and health care providers, good communication between child, physician, and family, and support from the family as well as providing services for the children. Physicians should have access to training which imparts understanding of specific factors at play in ethnic and cultural points of view. Training would be best extended to nurses and clerical staff as possible.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1999
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Parents' perceptions of helpful vs unhelpful types of support in managing the care of preadolescents with chronic conditions
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Parents of chronically ill children get most of their emotional and tangible support from other members of their family, while health care providers provide most of the informational support. The families of 124 children with chronic conditions were interviewed in depth with a one-year follow-up, with 63.2% of the fathers and 78.6% of the mothers reporting a total of 388 incidents of unsupportive behavior. About one-third concerned health care providers, because they spoke insensitively or rudely, showed disrespect, or provided inadequate care or information or services or referrals.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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Families' recommendations for improving services for children with chronic conditions
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Family caregivers of children with chronic physical problems seem to have issues in common regarding improvement of care, regardless of their ethnic or cultural background. Of 63 families from two midwestern cities more or les evenly divided between African American, Hispanic and European American, improvement was asked for in more personalized, family-oriented care, specifically with more easily accessible services, and without much regard for cultural sensitivity, as desirable as that might be.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1998
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