Hmong Elders Social And Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare

Download Hmong Elders Social And Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Hmong Elders Social And Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Hmong Elders' Social and Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare

Author : Chue Neng Xiong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (82 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hmong Elders' Social and Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare by : Chue Neng Xiong

Download or read book Hmong Elders' Social and Cultural Barriers Toward Seeking Western Healthcare written by Chue Neng Xiong and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study explores the social and cultural barriers that Hmong elders faced in seeking western healthcare. It is the understanding of the researcher that Hmong elders lack adequate healthcare; therefore contributing to the gab in healthcare disparity among the Hmong population. To explore the barriers to Hmong elders' resistance of western healthcare, the researcher conducted interviews on 50 Hmong participants who were 60 years of age or older living in the greater Sacramento region. The researcher recruited participants using the snowball sampling procedure and conducted the interviews in the Hmong dialect using a survey consisting of open-ended and closed ended questions. . The study indicated that there is still a strong cultural and religious influenced especially, among those who are still traditional in their religious belief when it comes to their health seeking behaviors.

Healing by Heart

Author : Kathie Culhane-Pera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Healing by Heart by : Kathie Culhane-Pera

Download or read book Healing by Heart written by Kathie Culhane-Pera and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healing by Heart is a book of stories--stories of people's search for culturally responsive health care from U.S. providers. It offers resources to providers and institutions committed to delivering culturally responsive health care, paying special attention to building successful relationships with traditional Hmong patients and families. It makes available extensive information about the health-related beliefs, practices, and values of the Hmong people, including photographs of traditional healing methods. Ranging in age from young infants to older adults, the patients in the stories present a wide range of health problems. The clinicians are from family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry/psychology, and hospice. Each of the fourteen case stories is accompanied by discussion questions as well as two or three commentaries. The commentaries--written by patients, family members, shaman, Western clinicians (including Hmong physicians, nurses, and social workers), medical anthropologists, health care ethicists, social workers, psychologists, and clergy--are rich in personal reflections on cross-cultural health care experiences. Readers are rewarded with a combination of perspectives, including those of Hmong authors who have not previously published in English and scholars with years of professional experience working with the Hmong in Laos, Thailand, and the United States. The editors offer a model for delivering culturally responsive health care with special attention to matters of cross-cultural health care ethics. The model identifies questions health care providers can focus on as they seek to understand the health-related moral commitments and practices prevalent in the cultural groups they serve, ethical questions that arise frequently and with great poignancy in cross-cultural health care relationships, and points to consider when a patient's treatment wish challenges the provider's professional integrity. By sharing stories of suffering, confusion, and success, Healing by Heart couples an accessible method of learning about others with concrete recommendations about how to enhance cross-cultural health care relationships.

Understanding Hmong Elders' Care Preferences for the Dying Process

Author : Youhung Her-Xiong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (119 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Understanding Hmong Elders' Care Preferences for the Dying Process by : Youhung Her-Xiong

Download or read book Understanding Hmong Elders' Care Preferences for the Dying Process written by Youhung Her-Xiong and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hmong elders, who moved to the United States as political refugees from Southeast Asia have sought to maintain their cultural traditions and find that having those traditions honored at end of life (EOL) may prove to be difficult. This difficulty arises from healthcare providers having limited knowledge on providing culturally sensitive EOL care to Hmong elders. The dearth of knowledge contributed to Hmong elders experiencing a dying process that is not culturally sensitive (Culhane-Pera, 2003a). Additionally, acculturation and intercultural adaptation could impact traditional methods of EOL care. The religion, spiritual beliefs, and spiritual rituals that Hmong elders have and practice could also influence their EOL care preferences. This qualitative study sought to explore Hmong elders' care preferences for the dying process with regard to their acculturation, intercultural adaptation, religion, and spiritual beliefs and practices. Semi-structured interviews conducted with 30 Hmong elders who were not terminally ill explored their acculturation strategies and care preferences for the dying process. Transcripts were analyzed via conventional and directed content analysis with Berry's acculturation typology (1997; 2005; 2015) and Ward's intercultural adaptation framework (2001) guiding the directed content analysis portion. Findings were related to Hmong elder participants' EOL care preferences with regard to the physical, psychosocial, and cultural care domains. Directed content analysis resulted in four categories of acculturation strategies: separation, separation & integration, integration, and integration & assimilation. Results suggested that some participants have adapted psychologically and socioculturally, while others have not. Participants reported some adaptations in response to their adult children's adaptations. Christian participants believed in prayers as part of their EOL care and preferred to receive prayers. Animist participants spoke of soul loss and preferred spiritual rituals such as soul calling to be conducted. Participants also recognized the impact of the Western culture on their traditional caregiving methods. Findings have practice, policy, and research implications. Social workers and healthcare professionals should ensure that culturally sensitive assessments and care are provided to Hmong elders. Policies should promote culturally sensitive services for Hmong and other refugees and immigrant communities. Future research should include interviews with Hmong adult children as they are most likely the preferred caregivers.

Hmong American Concepts of Health

Author : Dia Cha
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135944385
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hmong American Concepts of Health by : Dia Cha

Download or read book Hmong American Concepts of Health written by Dia Cha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's healthcare system in the twenty-first century faces a variety of pressures and challenges, not the least of which is that posed by the increasingly multicultural nature of American society itself. Large numbers among the Hmong, immigrants from the landlocked Asian nation of Laos, continue to prefer their own ancient medical traditions. That these Hmong Americans should continue to adhere to a tradition of folk medicine, rather than embrace the modern healthcare system of America, poses questions that must be answered. This book takes up the task of examining Hmong American concepts of health, illness and healing, and looks at the Hmong American experience with conventional medicine. In so doing, it identifies factors that either obstruct or enable healthcare delivery to the Hmong, specifically a target sample of Hmong Americans resident in Colorado. Drawing upon scientific methods of data collection, the research reveals attitudes currently held by a group of American citizens toward health and medicine which run the gamut from the very modern to those which have prevailed in the highlands of Southeast Asia for centuries.

Hmong American Concepts of Health, Healing, and Conventional Medicine

Author : Dia Cha
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415944953
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (449 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hmong American Concepts of Health, Healing, and Conventional Medicine by : Dia Cha

Download or read book Hmong American Concepts of Health, Healing, and Conventional Medicine written by Dia Cha and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's healthcare system in the twenty-first century faces a variety of pressures and challenges, not the least of which is that posed by the increasingly multicultural nature of American society itself. Large numbers among the Hmong, immigrants from the landlocked Asian nation of Laos, continue to prefer their own ancient medical traditions. That these Hmong Americans should continue to adhere to a tradition of folk medicine, rather than embrace the modern healthcare system of America, poses questions that must be answered. This book takes up the task of examining Hmong American concepts of health, illness and healing, and looks at the Hmong American experience with conventional medicine. In so doing, it identifies factors that either obstruct or enable healthcare delivery to the Hmong, specifically a target sample of Hmong Americans resident in Colorado. Drawing upon scientific methods of data collection, the research reveals attitudes currently held by a group of American citizens toward health and medicine which run the gamut from the very modern to those which have prevailed in the highlands of Southeast Asia for centuries.

Identifying and Addressing the Cultural Experiences/challenges of Hmong Community and Their Interactions with Western Medicine

Author : Kao Neng Vang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Identifying and Addressing the Cultural Experiences/challenges of Hmong Community and Their Interactions with Western Medicine by : Kao Neng Vang

Download or read book Identifying and Addressing the Cultural Experiences/challenges of Hmong Community and Their Interactions with Western Medicine written by Kao Neng Vang and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: This literature review delves into the intricate relationship between Hmong culture and Western medicine. Originating from Southeast Asia, the Hmong people have a rich history of migration and have settled in various countries, including the United States, where their traditional practices, such as shamanism and herbal medicine, remain deeply rooted. The introduction of Western medicine has brought forth a clash of beliefs, leading to skepticism and resistance. Issues such as spiritual healing, medicinal usage, language barriers, and decision- making processes are explored, highlighting the importance of cultural competence for healthcare providers. Purpose: To identify the most common cultural experiences or challenges within the Hmong community as this group of people interacts and intertwines with Western Medicine Methods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted using google scholar, UpToDate, Lindell Library, and databases such as EBSCO. Studies from within the last five years were used in this research paper. Conclusions: The literature review and case study on Hmong immigrants highlight the importance of cultural sensitivity, effective communication, and collaboration between Western medicine and traditional beliefs. Culturally competent care can encourage trust with Hmong patients, improving treatment compliance and outcomes. Overcoming language barriers through interpreters is crucial. Integrating traditional and Western medicine offers more comprehensive treatment options, and empowering patient autonomy enhances satisfaction and compliance. Educating about Western medicine builds trust. Healthcare policy should consider cultural diversity for equitable services. Embracing cultural differences can lead to a more inclusive and patient-centered healthcare system.

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

Author : Anne Fadiman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374533407
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (745 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by : Anne Fadiman

Download or read book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down written by Anne Fadiman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, this brilliantly reported and beautifully crafted book explores the clash between a medical center in California and a Laotian refugee family over their care of a child.

Hmong Refugees

Author : Bruce Bliatout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (639 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Hmong Refugees by : Bruce Bliatout

Download or read book Hmong Refugees written by Bruce Bliatout and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Global Age-friendly Cities

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241547308
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Global Age-friendly Cities by : World Health Organization

Download or read book Global Age-friendly Cities written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2007 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guide is aimed primarily at urban planners, but older citizens can use it to monitor progress towards more age-friendly cities. At its heart is a checklist of age-friendly features. For example, an age-friendly city has sufficient public benches that are well-situated, well-maintained and safe, as well as sufficient public toilets that are clean, secure, accessible by people with disabilities and well-indicated. Other key features of an age-friendly city include: well-maintained and well-lit sidewalks; public buildings that are fully accessible to people with disabilities; city bus drivers who wait until older people are seated before starting off and priority seating on buses; enough reserved parking spots for people with disabilities; housing integrated in the community that accommodates changing needs and abilities as people grow older; friendly, personalized service and information instead of automated answering services; easy-to-read written information in plain language; public and commercial services and stores in neighbourhoods close to where people live, rather than concentrated outside the city; and a civic culture that respects and includes older persons.

The Experiences of the Hmong Culture with Western Healthcare

Author : Michelle Thompson Mauder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (528 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Experiences of the Hmong Culture with Western Healthcare by : Michelle Thompson Mauder

Download or read book The Experiences of the Hmong Culture with Western Healthcare written by Michelle Thompson Mauder and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging

Author : Barbara Berkman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198038739
Total Pages : 1169 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging by : Barbara Berkman

Download or read book Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging written by Barbara Berkman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-09 with total page 1169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging is the first reference to combine the fields of health care, aging, and social work in a single, authoritative volume. These areas are too often treated as discrete entities, while the reality is that all social workers deal with issues in health and aging on a daily basis, regardless of practice specialization. As the baby boomers age, the impact on practice in health and aging will be dramatic, and social workers need more specialized knowledge about aging, health care, and the resources available to best serve older adults and their families. The volume's 102 original chapters and 13 overviews, written by the most experienced and prominent gerontological health care scholars in the United States and across the world, provide social work practitioners and educators with up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice guidelines for effectively assessing and treating older adults and their families; new models for intervention in both community-based practice and institutional care; and knowledge of significant policy and research issues in health and aging. A truly monumental resource, this handbook represents the best research on health and aging available to social workers today.

Cultural Perspectives, Lifecourse, and the Social Ecology of Successful Aging

Author : Annie Lu Nguyen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (793 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Cultural Perspectives, Lifecourse, and the Social Ecology of Successful Aging by : Annie Lu Nguyen

Download or read book Cultural Perspectives, Lifecourse, and the Social Ecology of Successful Aging written by Annie Lu Nguyen and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cross-cultural Caring

Author : Nancy Waxler-Morrison
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774803434
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Cross-cultural Caring by : Nancy Waxler-Morrison

Download or read book Cross-cultural Caring written by Nancy Waxler-Morrison and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives background on new immigrant ethnic groups in Canada, including attitudes towards such issues as childbirth, mental illness, dental care, hospitalization and death, in order to assist social workers in the provision of culturally sensitive and effective treatment programs.

Ethnogeriatrics

Author : Lenise Cummings-Vaughn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319165585
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ethnogeriatrics by : Lenise Cummings-Vaughn

Download or read book Ethnogeriatrics written by Lenise Cummings-Vaughn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is divided into five parts and fifteen chapters that address these topics by examining ethnogeriatric foundations, research issues, clinical care in ethnogeriatrics, education and policy. Expertly written chapters, by practicing geriatricians, gerontologists, clinician researchers and clinician educators, present a systematic approach to recognizing, analyzing and addressing the challenges of meeting the healthcare needs of a diverse population and authors discuss ways in which to engage the community by increasing research participation and by investigating the most prevalent diseases found in ethnic minorities. Ethnogeriatrics discusses issues related to working with culturally diverse elders that tend not to be addressed in typical training curricula and is essential reading for geriatricians, hospitalists, advance practice nurses, social workers and others who are part of a multidisciplinary team that provides high quality care to older patients.

Cultural Sensitivity

Author : Geri-Ann Galanti
Publisher : Joint Commission Resources
ISBN 13 : 1599404214
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (994 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Cultural Sensitivity by : Geri-Ann Galanti

Download or read book Cultural Sensitivity written by Geri-Ann Galanti and published by Joint Commission Resources. This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural groups discussed in this guide include African American, Anglo-American, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Native American, Russian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian. The book also discusses cultural patterns, including values, worldview and communication, time orientation, pain, family/gender issues, pregnancy and birth, children, end of life, and health beliefs and practices. The sections on health beliefs and practices are especially informative. This is a very handy pocket resource that broadly describes selected cultural groups. It includes a mnemonic (the 4 C's of Culture) to help healthcare professionals remember the questions to ask each patient: CALL (what do you call the problem?), CAUSE (what do you think caused the problem?), COPE (how do you cope with the problem?), and CONCERNS (what are your concerns?). This book should be required for all health professionals and students.

Assessing Mental Health Across Cultures

Author : Lena Andary
Publisher : Australian Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1875378405
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (753 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Assessing Mental Health Across Cultures by : Lena Andary

Download or read book Assessing Mental Health Across Cultures written by Lena Andary and published by Australian Academic Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a multicultural society, yet how well do we understand the differences that exist across cultures and how they may impact on mental health and mental health assessment? Assessing Mental Health Across Cultures provides a framework for mental health professionals and students to obtain an in-depth understanding of a client whose cultural background is different to their own. The book uses a combination of theoretical discussion and case examples set in the context of Australia's multicultural society. Chapter titles include: Issues and Dilemmas in Diagnosis Across Cultures Cultural Values, the Sense of Self and Psychiatric Assessment Expression and Communication of Distress Across Cultures Issues in Translating Mental Health Terms Across Cultures Crosscultural Beliefs about Illness Negotiating Explanatory Models

Unequal Treatment

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030908265X
Total Pages : 781 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Unequal Treatment by : Institute of Medicine

Download or read book Unequal Treatment written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-02-06 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even after such differences are accounted for, race and ethnicity remain significant predictors of the quality of health care received. In Unequal Treatment, a panel of experts documents this evidence and explores how persons of color experience the health care environment. The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities. Patients' and providers' attitudes, expectations, and behavior are analyzed. How to intervene? Unequal Treatment offers recommendations for improvements in medical care financing, allocation of care, availability of language translation, community-based care, and other arenas. The committee highlights the potential of cross-cultural education to improve provider-patient communication and offers a detailed look at how to integrate cross-cultural learning within the health professions. The book concludes with recommendations for data collection and research initiatives. Unequal Treatment will be vitally important to health care policymakers, administrators, providers, educators, and students as well as advocates for people of color.