Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Culture"

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    • Cultural elements underlying the community health representative – client relationship on Navajo Nation 

      Gampa, Vikas; Smith, Casey; Muskett, Olivia; King, Caroline; Sehn, Hannah; Malone, Jamy; Curley, Cameron; Brown, Chris; Begay, Mae-Gilene; Shin, Sonya; Nelson, Adrianne Katrina (BioMed Central, 2017)
      Background: Navajo Nation Community Health Representatives (CHR) are trained community health workers (CHWs) who provide crucial services for patients and families. The success of the CHRs’ interventions depends on the ...

    • United States Acculturation and Cancer Patients’ End-of-Life Care 

      Wright, Alexi Anne; Stieglitz, Heather; Kupersztoch, Yankel M.; Paulk, M. Elizabeth; Kim, Yookyung; Katz, Ingrid Theresa; Munoz, Francisco; Jimenez, Rachel Beth; Mutchler, Jan; Rivera, Lorna; Back, Anthony L.; Prigerson, Holly G (Public Library of Science, 2013)
      Background: Culture shapes how people understand illness and death, but few studies examine whether acculturation influences patients’ end-of-life treatment preferences and medical care. Methods and Findings: In this ...