Surgical optimization clinic for arthroplasty (Concurrent)

Autor: Gary O’Connor, Heidi Howay
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing. 13:33
ISSN: 1361-3111
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2009.02.042
Popis: model for self-management of OA that is specific to the needs of South Asian immigrants. In an ethnically diverse population such as Canada’s, cultural sensitivity is an important part of healthcare. It is essential to recognize the unique ways people from different ethnic backgrounds view illness and its management. As the country’s population ages, OA is increasingly prevalent across both non-immigrant and immigrant communities. Culturally appropriate chronic care models are therefore a concern for orthopaedic nurses and other healthcare professionals in their efforts to ensure excellent care with equitable access for all. In British Columbia, where over 24% of the population is South Asian, it has been noted that there are barriers to healthcare programs and services for South Asian immigrants. Effective, ongoing self-management skills, considered helpful for patients struggling to manage OA symptoms, are difficult to acquire for South Asian immigrants whose cultural beliefs and values may clash with an unfamiliar healthcare system. Implications of the barriers facing this community include poor health outcomes, with consequently higher health care costs. Research examining the ways members of British Columbia’s South Asian population perceive and manage OA has led to the development of a culturally-sensitive chronic care model for self-management of osteoarthritis in a South Asian population. The model emphasizes strategies for addressing barriers and gaps in existing OA selfmanagement programs and services for South Asian immigrants, and serves as a guide for the development of other culturally-sensitive chronic care models for OA.
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