Question | Answer |
Ethnopharmacology | Study of racial differences in drug metabolism and response/Underlying genetic reasons for differences in efficacy |
Cultural Awareness | Leininger, in her Culture Care Sunrise Model/Assess the patient in his or her environmental context in seven areas /Technological/Religious/Social and kinship |
Cultural Awareness | Cultural values/Political/legal/Economic/Educational factors |
Standards of Cultural Competency | National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services /Professional interpreters/Education and training of staff on providing culturally appropriate care/Providing culturally appropriate teaching materials |
African Americans | Demographics: 13.6% of U.S. population /15.8% uninsured
Cultural factors
Health belief: Health is a gift from God, and illness and suffering are God’s will or are caused by evil influences.
Folk healers and folk medicine |
African Americans | Racial differences in pharmacokinetics and response
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors may not work as well d/o Af Am having less renin-dependent htn.
Af Am respond diff to alcohol, psychotropic drugs, & caffeine than whites; have higher blood levels, faster therapeutic response, higher rate of extra pyramidal effects than whites. |
American Indians-Alaska Natives | Called First Nations in Canada /Demographics/560 different /tribes/1.6% of U.S. population /30.5% under age 15 years |
American Indians-Alaska Natives | High unemployment/Shorter life expectancy /U.S. Indian Health Service provides no-cost comprehensive health care to federally recognized tribes./29.2% uninsured |
American Indians-Alaska Natives | Health is harmony with nature and oneself./Illness is seen as an imbalance of mind, body, and spirit./Belief in a Supreme Being /Medicine bags may be worn. /Little information on pharmacokinetics in American Indians |
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders | Demographics /5% of U.S. population /Diverse: 20 different /subgroups /Higher median income/More educated (50% have bachelor’s degree) |
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders | Lower unemployment /Health care utilization/Well-insured /15.4% uninsured |
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders | Health beliefs and practices/Fatalistic attitude /Believe that health is a result of forces that rule the world/Illness results when there is an imbalance in the forces/May use acupuncture, acupressure, tai chi, moxibustion, or medicinal herbs/Vietnamese may use cupping |
Hispanics/Mexicans | Demographics: 16.3% of U.S. population/62.9% born in the United States /Mexicans (63%), Puerto Ricans (9.2%), Cubans (3.5%), and people from Central and South America /34.3% under age 18 /25.8% under poverty line |
Hispanics/Mexicans | 11.5% unemployment, not including migrant workers/Heath care utilization /30% uninsured /Data difficult to collect due to undocumented status of many Hispanics |
Hispanics/Mexicans | Health beliefs : Illness results from an imbalance of hot, cold, wet, dry/Illness may also be caused by mal ojo (“evil eye”)/Hispanics typically consult both traditional healers and allopathic providers/May or may not follow the modern medicine prescribed |
Hispanics/Mexicans | Common illnesses: Obesity/Type II diabetes /Asthma in children |
Non-Hispanic Whites | German, Polish, and Italian Americans see stress and environmental changes as sources of illness.
Polish and Italian Americans may use folk remedies and native healers |