Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 978-984

Immigrant Community Leaders Identify Four Dimensions of Trust for Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Education and Care (Article)

Dahal G. , Qayyum A. , Ferreyra M. , Kassim H. , Pottie K.*
  • a Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
  • b University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
  • c Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
  • d Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
  • e Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Centre for Global Health at the Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

Abstract

This paper explores immigrant community leaders’ perspectives on culturally appropriate diabetes education and care. We conducted exploratory workshops followed by focus groups with Punjabi, Nepali, Somali, and Latin American immigrant communities in Ottawa, Ontario. We used the constant comparative method of grounded theory to explore issues of trust and its impact on access and effectiveness of care. Detailed inquiry revealed the cross cutting theme of trust at the “entry” level and in relation to “accuracy” of diabetes information, as well as the influence of trust on personal “privacy” and on the “uptake” of recommendations. These four dimensions of trust stood out among immigrant community leaders: entry level, accuracy level, privacy level, and intervention level and were considered important attributes of culturally appropriate diabetes education and care. These dimensions of trust may promote trust at the patient-practitioner level and also may help build trust in the health care system. © 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Culturally appropriate diabetes education and care Immigrants and refugees Ethnicity Trust diabetes Migrant health

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874605215&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-013-9805-9&partnerID=40&md5=904e7eaaa2b540479a0e01eb647b28ef
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9805-9
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English