Health-seeking behaviors of Southeast Asian immigrants and barriers to health care: Implications for the home health nurse

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2001

Publication Title

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volume

14

Issue

1

First page number:

22

Last page number:

30

Abstract

Grounded in first-hand experience, research, and published literature, this article provides an emic view of the health-seeking behaviors and barriers to health care of Southeast Asian immigrants. Implications for the home health nurse are also examined. Such an understanding is the foundation for building the cultural and linguistic competencies for taking care of Southeast Asian clients. In addition, in light of the changing demographics of the U.S. population reflected in Census 2000 and the recently released national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services, the article also discusses the challenges and implications of implementing the national standards to reduce and eventually eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

Keywords

Asian Americans; Barrier to health care; Communication in nursing; Community health services; Cultural competence; Cultural competency; Health-seeking behavior; Home health nursing; Intercultural communication; Medically underserved areas; Southeast Asians; Transcultural nursing; Visiting nurses

Disciplines

Other Nursing | Public Health and Community Nursing

Language

English

UNLV article access

Search your library

Share

COinS