Approaches a Healthcare Professional Can Use to Address Cultural Diversity

 
Healthcare professionals should understand patients’ beliefs and practices regarding recommendations. Some cultural practices and beliefs are harmful, the health professional should consider other alternatives to eradicate such beliefs and practices. In addition, the health professional should consider the language and cultural factors that impact their communication behavior. According to D’Agostino et al. (2017), it is postulated that productive communication skill among healthcare professionals promotes proper decision-making processes, and also help patient understands treatment procedures.

Types of Illiteracy
There is important for healthcare professionals to use simple medical terms that the patients can understand. Some patients have learning disabilities which make their ability to learn slowly due to illiteracy. One implication of illiteracy and learning disability is difficulty in analyzing medical instructions. There are various types of illiteracy including functional, cultural, civil, and literal illiteracy. According to (Beaulieu et al., 2017), a lack of confidence in health care professional contributes to stigmatization through the clinical relationship between the patient and the doctor, mainly when accompanied by negative attitudes.

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