Table 2 Cross-cultural perceptions of health care professionals (Always – Never)
From: The challenge of cultural competence in the workplace: perspectives of healthcare providers
Health care provider questions | Always % (n) | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you feel that you attend to the cultural needs of patients from different cultural .backgrounds | 39.3 (22) | 55.4 (31) | 5.4 (3) | – | – |
How often do you treat patients of color? | 80.04 (45) | 16.1 (9) | 3.6 (2) | – | – |
Is it more difficult to engage with/treat people from a different culture to your own? | – | 21.4 (12) | 62.5 (35) | 14.3 (8) | 1.8 (1) |
Do you think your cultural background makes some patients from different cultural backgrounds uncomfortable? | 1.8 (1) | 39.3 (22) | – | 41.1 (22) | 17.9 (10) |
Do you think that some patients of color feel anxious/nervous around you during treatment? | – | 1.8 (1) | 19.6 (11) | 42.9 (24) | 35.7 (20) |