Navigating cultural diversity in diabetes care: Insights from Australian healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To address the growing challenge of diabetes management in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations, this study explores healthcare professionals' (HCPs) knowledge, attitudes, and practices on providing culturally appropriate diabetes care to people with diabetes of CALD backgrounds. With diabetes disproportionately affecting CALD populations, understanding how care can be tailored to socio-cultural context is critical for improving diabetes outcomes.

Methods

A qualitative design was employed, using semi-structured interviews with Australian HCPs involved in diabetes care. Eleven participants were purposively sampled to ensure diverse professional perspectives, including general practitioners, endocrinologists, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, and a podia

SUBMITTER: Gargya D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12628739 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature