COMMUNICATION ISSUES AND CULTURAL LITERACY IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
COMMUNICATION ISSUES AND CULTURAL LITERACY IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

Summary/Abstract: Cultural and language barriers associated with the health care communication strategies represent complex issues that may complicate situations. The importance of the physician-patient interaction is magnified by the cross-cultural circumstances. The way a message is conveyed is often overlooked having thus serious consequences and implications for both parties. Besides that, the prejudices one person has due to religious or cultural reasons may affect the whole health care delivery process. This article analyses some aspects related to the way clinicians communicate with the patients, emphasizes some misunderstandings that may occur and gives examples of sensitive issues encountered under such circumstances. It also sets forth the importance of the fast food culture and the impact it has had on the population’s lifestyle.

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