Home Health Care Management and Practice
Volume 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-30

Health-seeking behaviors and barriers to health care of southeast Asian immigrants: Implications for the home health nurse (Article)

Xu Y.* , Sun J. , Zhang J. , Xu Z.
  • a Department of Community/Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, United States, Department of Community/mental Health Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, United States
  • b Xinyang People's Hospital in Henan, China
  • c [Affiliation not available]
  • d Pulmonary Function Lab., Second Teaching Hospital, Henan Medical University, Zhengzhou, China

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. ©2001 Sage Publications.

Author Keywords

Home health nursing Barrier to health care Health-seeking behavior Southeast Asians cultural competency

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-52549096253&doi=10.1177%2f108482230101400104&partnerID=40&md5=5f0e88ffde6ff01c25797ffd1bb7afe5
DOI: 10.1177/108482230101400104
ISSN: 10848223
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English