Community Health Center Provider and Staff's Spanish Language Ability and Cultural Awareness

被引：9

作者：

Baig, Arshiya A. ^{[1
]}

Benitez, Amanda ^{[1
]}

Lockin, Cara A. ^{[2
]}

Campbell, Amanda ^{[3
]}

Schaefer, Cynthia T. ^{[3
,4
]}

Heuer, Loretta J. ^{[3
,5
]}

Lee, Sang Mee ^{[6
]}

Solomon, Marla C. ^{[7
]}

Quinn, Michael T. ^{[1
]}

Burnet, Deborah L. ^{[1
]}

Chin, Marshall H. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Med, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

[2] Univ Illinois, Coll Nursing, Chicago, IL USA

[3] MidWest Clinicians Network, Lansing, MI USA

[4] Univ Evansville, Evansville, IN USA

[5] N Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND 58105 USA

[6] Univ Chicago, Dept Hlth Studies, Chicago, IL 60637 USA

[7] Univ Illinois, Dept Pediat Endocrinol, Chicago, IL USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED | 2014年 / 25卷 / 02期

关键词：

Spanish; cultural competency; health centers; diabetes; TYPE-2; DIABETES-MELLITUS; RESIDENT PHYSICIANS; CARE PROFESSIONALS; COMPETENT CARE; DISPARITIES; SKILLS; INTERVENTIONS; INTERPRETERS; FLUENCY; LATINOS;

D O I：

10.1353/hpu.2014.0086

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

100404 [儿少卫生与妇幼保健学];

摘要：

Many community health center providers and staff care for Latinos with diabetes, but their Spanish language ability and awareness of Latino culture are unknown. We surveyed 512 Midwestern health center providers and staff who managed Latino patients with diabetes. Few respondents had high Spanish language (13%) or cultural awareness scores (22%). Of respondents who self-reported 76-100% of their patients were Latino, 48% had moderate/low Spanish language and 49% had moderate/low cultural competency scores. Among these respondents, 3% lacked access to interpreters and 27% had neither received cultural competency training nor had access to training. Among all respondents, Spanish skills and Latino cultural awareness were low. Respondents who saw a significant number of Latinos had good access to interpretation services but not cultural competency training. Improved Spanish-language skills and increased access to cultural competency training and Latino cultural knowledge are needed to provide linguistically and culturally tailored care to Latino patients.

引用

页码：527 / 545

页数：19

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