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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Health Care Culture"”.
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Conceptual Metaphor in the Health Care Culture
… of cognition (conceptual metaphor) and culture as manifest during intercultural communication in teaching-learning sessions between health care providers and patients. An ethnography of communication (Hymes, 1974; Saville-Troike, 1989) was the method employed to investigate the use of …
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The quality of diabetes care in the community: practice, policy and culture
Aim: Diabetes is an important barometer of health system performance. This chronic condition is a source of significant morbidity, premature mortality and a major contributor to health care costs. There is an increasing focus internationally, and more recently nationally, on system, practice and …
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African American Parents' Experiences in Their Children's Health Care Encounters
… disparities in African American child health may be the result of the intersection of many social determinants of health and other factors, such as health care relationships. A review of the literature revealed a gap in understanding of African Americans’ perceptions of care; and a gap …
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Improving the Patient Experience by Implementing Patient-Centered Care in a Community Hospital
<p>Health care is a complex business currently undergoing extensive reform. These changes require new methods of care deliver and ways in which health care organizations are operating. At the forefront of this change effort is the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is …
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The experience of mental illness stigma by undergraduate university students
… mental illness and their decision to seek mental health care. The study used a qualitative approach, and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine participants across various faculties about their experiences in their undergraduate studies. The findings revealed that students …