FACP, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Cleve Clin J Med. 2012 Feb;79(2):127-33. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11006.
Health care disparities have multiple causes; the dynamics of the physician-patient encounter is one of the causes that can be modified. Here, we discuss specific recommendations related to cross-cultural communication and health literacy as practical steps to providing more equitable health care to all patients.
卫生保健差异存在多种原因;医患交流的动态就是其中一个可以加以改变的原因。在此,我们讨论与跨文化交流和卫生文化相关的具体建议,将其作为为所有患者提供更公平卫生保健服务的切实可行的步骤。