Culturally competent patient-provider communication in the management of cancer: An integrative literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Managing cancer in a multicultural environment poses several challenges, which include the communication between the patient and the healthcare provider. Culture is an important consideration in clinical care as it contributes to shaping patients' health-related values, beliefs, and behaviours. This integrative literature review gathered evidence on how culturally competent patient-provider communication should be delivered to patients diagnosed with cancer.

Design

Whittemore and Knafl's approach to conducting an integrative literature review was used. A number of databases were systematically searched and a manual search was also conducted. Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria were set and documents were critically appraised independently by two reviewers. T

SUBMITTER: Brown O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5134830 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature