Reducing health disparities in providing care services in the intensive care unit: a critical ethnographic study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The intensive care unit, with its structural complexity and the exposure of critically ill patients to various disparities, presents a significant setting for health disparities. This critical ethnographic study sought to uncover cultural knowledge and ethical practices for reducing health disparities in providing care services within the intensive care unit. The focus was on understanding how ethical considerations and cultural competence can address and mitigate these disparities effectively.

Methods

This critical ethnographic study was conducted in 2022-2023 at intensive care units in western Iran. Three interrelated phases were used to collect and analyze the data. More than 300 h of observation were done during the first phase. A horizon analysis was carried o

SUBMITTER: Yarahmadi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520152 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature