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Crotty, G,Doody, O
2016
December
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
Transcultural care and individuals with an intellectual disability
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transcultural care intellectual disability communication cultural models inequity COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES LEARNING-DISABILITIES HEALTH DISPARITIES COMMUNITY FAMILIES CHILDREN PEOPLE ADULTS NEEDS LIFE
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Healthcare delivery today reflects a history of change, which has responded to lifestyle changes, cultural diversity, population needs and expectations. In today's health-care environment it is crucial for health-care professionals to be mindful of cultural factors that affect health. These factors include the intricate interdependent biological, intellectual, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the individuals they work with. However, challenges exists for those who provide healthcare to people with intellectual disability. This article presents the transcultural care challenges for people with intellectual disability, through highlighting the biomedical/sociocultural perspectives of healthcare, communication and inequality experienced by those with intellectual disability. As a population group, people with intellectual disability can often be considered part of a larger culture rather than a culture within itself, and this article endeavours to emphasize that intellectual disability is in itself a coterminous culture. By highlighting intellectual disability as a cultural community within a larger community, requiring a transcultural response to care on several levels health-care professionals can provide culturally compatible care to those with intellectual disability within a transcultural framework to augment a person-centred approach to care.
10.1177/1744629515621466
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