Recruitment of Asians and Pacific Islanders with Type 2 Diabetes into a Clinical Research Trial of Enhancing Diabetes Self-Management.
The objective of the study was to evaluate strategies and barriers to recruiting Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) with type 2 diabetes, into clinical trials. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were utilized to analyze reasons for non-participation. A "talk story" interview method was employed to recruit participants and uncover reasons for non-participation. A total of 1891 potential participants were identified and 340 declined participation. Eighty who declined were randomly selected to provide their reasons for non-participation. Socioeconomic issues faced by this population, such as earning wages to meet bas...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - January 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Measuring the Cross-Cultural Adaptability of a Graduate Student Team from a Global Immersion Experience.
CONCLUSION: Participation in a 6-week global immersion experience compared to education only made a greater change in the development of cross-cultural adaptability for a graduate student team.
PMID: 26817173 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity)
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - January 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Cultural Self-Efficacy of Second- Degree Nursing Students in Providing Care to Immigrants.
Authors: Miskin P, Matthews E, Wallace LA, Fox S
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of perceived cultural self-efficacy of senior students in second-degree pre-licensure nursing programs in the provision of culturally appropriate care to immigrants. The study employed a quantitative, non-experimental design with survey methodology. The convenience sample consisted of 117 senior students enrolled in accelerated bachelor of sciences in nursing and entry levels master of sciences programs. The study used Bernal and Froman's Cultural Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES). The study found that ...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - January 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Willingness to participate in clinical trials among African Americans and whites previously exposed to clinical research.
The objective of this study was to identify racial differences in willingness to participate in a population with previous exposure to clinical research. A survey instrument was administered to community-dwelling whites and African Americans who were voluntarily receiving a lay research and health education newsletter from a local Boston geriatric clinical research institution. The survey instrument assessed willingness to participate in 3 hypothetical clinical trials (diet trial for obesity, medication trial for hypertension [HTN], chemotherapy trial for cancer). Surveys were received from 473 whites and 279 African Ameri...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Conflict, cultural marginalization, and personal costs of filial caregiving.
This study investigated the role of cultural marginalization as factor mediating the relationship between family conflict and the perceived personal costs associated with caring for an elderly parent. Participants included forty-seven Mexican American filial caregivers residing in Colorado. Using data from structured interviews, the results of regression analysis indicated that family conflict is a significant predictor of the personal costs of caregiving. Adding the variable of cultural marginalization to the regression equation increased the amount of explained variance; supporting an hypothesis that marginalization medi...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Male infertility: an exploratory comparison of African American and white men.
CONCLUSION: AA men have stronger attitudes about not fathering a child. Study limitations make other findings insufficient to conclude that infertility is the same for AA and White men.
PMID: 21526584 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity)
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Global awareness and the diversity of human populations.
Authors: Edwards K
PMID: 21744671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity)
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Acculturation: state of the science in nursing.
Authors: Buscemi CP
Abstract
With the onset of global migration, nurses are faced with dealing with cultures from around the world. Having an understanding of transcultural nursing concepts and translating them to practice will be key to nurses meeting the needs of an ever changing patient population. Acculturation is one example of how transcultural nursing concepts need to be better understood. The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of the science of acculturation in terms of the nursing discipline. It offers a historical review and evolution of acculturation, uses in nursing theory, and clin...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Methodology for measuring diversity in human populations.
Authors: Summers RL, Jackson L, Woodward LH, Jones J, Dryer S
Abstract
A population is considered diverse if it contains individuals with a wide variety of demographic and cultural characteristics or attributes. However, it is often difficult to compare the relative diversity of two groups. It is even more difficult to specifically measure or quantify the diversity of any single group. In this paper a three step process for measuring and quantifying diversity in a human populations is described. The measurement methodologies illustrated in an example using this process are based upon fractionalization tech...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Media, cultural diversity and globalization: challenges and opportunities.
Authors: Zayani M
Abstract
This paper explores the role media play in safeguarding cultural diversity, promoting cultural dialogue, facilitating the exercise of cultural rights,fostering cultural understanding and cultivating intercultural citizenship in the age of globalization. The paper highlights several interconnected leverage points: media content, practices, processes, ownership, education, structures, and policies. It argues that fostering cultural diversity in and through the media can go a long way toward bringing a civic discourse which favors tolerance and facilitates co-existence. It can contr...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Moving towards a culture of inquiry.
Authors: Ender D, Adams W, Horton H, Hobbs LA, McLaurin R, Prasnikar MK
Abstract
The number of inpatients with limited English proficiency is not well known in our community hospital. We wanted to identify the languages patients and nurses are comfortable using when communicating about health care needs. For this study, we surveyed a convenience sample of patients registering for hospital admission during a one-week period and nursing staff employed in the inpatient setting. The results of the surveys will help our organization better plan for the types and frequency of interpretive services required by ou...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Overcoming health literacy barriers: a model for action.
Authors: Mancuso L
Abstract
A large influx of Indonesian immigrants seeking asylum from racial and religious persecution into our hospital service area alerted providers to the need for specific cultural knowledge about this ethnic group, and to develop new skill sets to effectively care for this population. Health education programs that provide knowledge and tools to overcome misunderstandings that arise from differences between provider and client expectations for behavior will be most effective in overcoming the health literacy barriers that so often contribute to health disparities. A framework to und...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
We rise....in the face of adversity.
Authors: Broome BA
PMID: 22073523 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity)
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Picuriste/injectionist use among Haitian immigrants in Miami-Dade County, Florida: implications for HIV-related theory.
CONCLUSION: Our findings shed light on a normally hidden cultural health behavior, enhancing our understanding of picuriste practice and use among Haitian immigrant residents of Miami-Dade County, Florida. We suggest that medical care must be delivered in a culturally competent, culturally sensitive manner, with open dialogue between physician and patient regarding health beliefs and practices.
PMID: 22073524 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity)
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
Empowerment: healthcare professionals' and community members' contributions.
Authors: Amendola MG
Abstract
Healthcare disparities for minorities are well reported and related to individual, provider and system characteristics. This paper reports a meta-synthesis of "empowerment with Hispanic and Latino people. This meta-synthesis utilized Noblit and Hare's meta-ethnographic method (1988) examining seven qualitative studies to discover strategies of empowerment by healthcare professionals for Hispanic/Latino people. Three themes were disclosed: strategies for empowerment, sharing power, and growth of the Hispanic/Latino culture in the United States. These themes expand existing conc...
Source: Journal of Cultural Diversity - December 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: J Cult Divers Source Type: research
