Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings

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Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings

Name: Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings
Brand: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781785928093
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By Laura Maria Pigozzi, Foreword by Teddie M. Potter
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: October 14, 2020
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Pages: 192

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This timely and instructive guide informs and improves healthcare professionals' cultural competency when working with Latino patients. Building knowledge and understanding of Latino culture and addressing sensitivities that need to be adhered to, it helps professionals support and care for their patients to the best of their ability.

Introduction; 1. Who we are; 2. Cultural Beliefs; 3. Health Beliefs; 4. The Etiology of Diabetes: Case Study; 5. Botánicas: Case Study; 6. Religiosity, Spirituality, and Mental Health; 7. Communication; 8. Preferences for Message Delivery: Case Study; 9. Interpretation, Translation, and Localization

Dr. Pigozzi offers insights for caregivers so they may consider with greater sensitivity and respect the cultural practices and beliefs of their Latino/a patients, especially those of Mexican ancestry. She provides observations, descriptions and explanations accompanied by examples from her original research and without resorting to oversimplifications or harmful stereotypes.

Caring for and Understanding Latinx Patients in Health Care Settings

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