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A Three-Dimensional Model of Cultural Congruence: Framework for Intervention

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Culture provides the context for all health care and social service throughout the human life span. Improving end-of-life and palliative care and enhancing patient and family outcomes requires a nuanced understanding of cultural contexts for those who provide care and those who receive it. The authors of this article propose an emerging model of culturally congruent care that can guide intervention for social workers, mental health professionals, nurses, and other health care workers caring for a diverse population of patients, families, and communities.

Source: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care

DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2010.529023

Authors: Stephanie Myers Schim, Ardith Z. Doorenbos

Institutions: Wayne State University, University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Competency in Health Care

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research