Cultural Competence in Healthcare and Healthcare Education

Costas S. Constantinou; Panayiota Andreou; Monica Nikitara; Alexia Papageorgiou

doi:10.3390/soc12060178

Societies (Nov 2022)

Cultural Competence in Healthcare and Healthcare Education

Costas S. Constantinou,
Panayiota Andreou,
Monica Nikitara,
Alexia Papageorgiou

Affiliations

Costas S. Constantinou: Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2408, Cyprus
Panayiota Andreou: Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2408, Cyprus
Monica Nikitara: Department of Life and Health Sciences, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 1700, Cyprus
Alexia Papageorgiou: Department of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2408, Cyprus

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/soc12060178
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 6
p. 178

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Cultural competence in healthcare has been defined in many ways; however, it generally refers to knowledge of social and cultural factors that influence illness and related behaviour, and actions taken to provide the best of quality care considering each patient’s background [...]

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Published in Societies

ISSN: 2075-4698 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/societies

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