Culture brokerage strategies in diabetes education

被引:11
作者
Alexander, Gina K.
Uz, Sharon W. [1 ]
Hinton, Ivora [1 ]
Williams, Ishan [1 ]
Jones, Randy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Sch Nursing, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
关键词
culture; diabetes mellitus; intervention; racial and ethnic disparities; social support;
D O I
10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00730.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The purpose of this article is to describe the elements of culture brokerage as applied in a recent educational pilot study among rural African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Culture Brokerage is a nursing intervention consisting of mediation between the traditional health beliefs and practices of a patient's culture and the health care system. The intervention of Culture Brokerage holds particular relevance for clinicians who work with chronically ill patients, including those with diabetes. Diabetes prevalence rates continue to rise with alarming swiftness, affecting people of all age groups and ethnicities. The burden of disease, however, disproportionately falls on ethnic minority groups, including African Americans. Notable health disparities in the prevalence and long-term complications of diabetes warrant the attention of health care professionals. One way in which public health nurses can address these disparities is to apply strategies of culture brokerage.
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页码:461 / 470
页数:10
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