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Preferred term

Culturally Competent Care  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Health care services that are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients. The provider and the patient each bring their individual learned patterns of language and culture to the health care experience which must be transcended to achieve equal access and quality health care.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cross-Cultural Care
  • Cultural Care
  • Culturally Competent Health Care
  • Culturally Congruent Care

In other languages

  • French

  • Soins compétents sur le plan culturel
  • Soins culturellement adaptés
  • Soins culturellement compétents
  • Soins culturels
  • Soins de santé adaptés sur le plan culturel
  • Soins de santé compétents sur le plan culturel
  • Soins de santé culturellement adaptés
  • Soins de santé culturellement compétents
  • Soins interculturels
  • Soins transculturels

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