Davies Karen
Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust, Goring, West Sussex.
Br J Nurs. 2006;15(9):516-9. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2006.15.9.21093.
Even if ethnic minority populations in our health community are small in numbers, it is important to identify factors that may affect the quality of the healthcare encounter, such as linguistic needs and health beliefs. Despite increased prevalence and morbidity of diabetes in certain ethnic minority groups, inequalities in health may exist and can be multifactorial in nature. This article looks at the importance of cultural sensitivity, so health professionals can articulate difference, show respect and understand health-related beliefs and values. Individual assessment means that health information can be given that values diversity and is specific to an individual. This article uses social and psychological theory to offer explanations as to how prejudice occurs, and looks at the start of a journey for a diabetes team that cares for a small ethnic minority population.
即使我们医疗社区中的少数族裔人口数量较少，但识别可能影响医疗服务质量的因素也很重要，比如语言需求和健康观念。尽管某些少数族裔群体中糖尿病的患病率和发病率有所上升，但健康方面的不平等现象可能存在，且本质上可能是多因素的。本文探讨了文化敏感性的重要性，以便医疗专业人员能够阐明差异、表达尊重并理解与健康相关的信念和价值观。个体评估意味着可以提供重视多样性且针对个体的健康信息。本文运用社会和心理学理论来解释偏见是如何产生的，并审视了一个照顾少数族裔小群体的糖尿病治疗团队的起步阶段。
