Table 1 Cross-cultural perceptions of health care professionals (Agree – Disagree)
From: The challenge of cultural competence in the workplace: perspectives of healthcare providers
Health care provider questions | Strongly Agree % (n) | Agree | Neither Agree/ Disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you think health service providers should consider a patient’s cultural background when treating them? | 60.7 (34) | 28.6 (16) | 3.6 (2) | 5.4 (3) | 1.8 (1) |
Cultural awareness is important in providing best-practice health care. | 75.0 (42) | 23.2 (13) | 1.8 (1) | – | – |
Being able to effectively communicate cross-culturally with patients is important to best practice health care. | 83.9 (47) | 16.1 (9) | – | – | – |
Do you think it is important to learn about different cultures as part of your practice? | 75.0 (42) | 21.4 (12) | 3.6 (2) | – | – |
Do you think learning about different cultures improves service delivery with multi-cultural patients? | 75.0 (42) | 21.4 (12) | 3.6 (2) | – | – |
Do you feel that your organization could do a better job at accommodating the needs of patients from diverse cultures? | 8.9 (5) | 35.7 (20) | 35.7 (20) | 16.1 (9) | 3.6 (2) |
Do you think other cultural models of health are useful to complement conventional health care approaches? | 17.9 (10) | 35.7 (20) | 35.7 (20) | 10.7 (6) | – |