TY - JOUR
T1 - The importance of language and culture in pediatric care
T2 - Case studies from the latino community
AU - Flores, Glenn
AU - Abreu, Milagros
AU - Schwartz, Ilan
AU - Hill, Maria
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Minority Medical Faculty Development Program (No. 030878) and an Institutional Research Training Grant of the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA).
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Background: Few studies have examined culture's effect on pediatric care. Objectives: To analyze 3 cases illustrating the importance of culture in pediatrics. Methods: Case analysis with a cultural competency model. Results: No interpreter was available for the parents of a 3-year-old brought to the emergency department because of abdominal pain; she was discharged twice, returned with an acute abdomen, and was hospitalized for treatment of appendiceal rupture and peritonitis. A 2-year-old fractured her clavicle in a fall but was placed in social services' custody because of a pediatrician's misinterpretation. Parents of a ventilation-dependent 2-week-old with encephalopathy, seizures, and renal failure were unaware of the infant's poor prognosis, despite use of an interpreter. Conclusions: Culture can have a significant impact on pediatric care; use of a simple model can ensure that pediatricians provide culturally competent care.
AB - Background: Few studies have examined culture's effect on pediatric care. Objectives: To analyze 3 cases illustrating the importance of culture in pediatrics. Methods: Case analysis with a cultural competency model. Results: No interpreter was available for the parents of a 3-year-old brought to the emergency department because of abdominal pain; she was discharged twice, returned with an acute abdomen, and was hospitalized for treatment of appendiceal rupture and peritonitis. A 2-year-old fractured her clavicle in a fall but was placed in social services' custody because of a pediatrician's misinterpretation. Parents of a ventilation-dependent 2-week-old with encephalopathy, seizures, and renal failure were unaware of the infant's poor prognosis, despite use of an interpreter. Conclusions: Culture can have a significant impact on pediatric care; use of a simple model can ensure that pediatricians provide culturally competent care.
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U2 - 10.1067/mpd.2000.109150
DO - 10.1067/mpd.2000.109150
M3 - Article
C2 - 11113842
AN - SCOPUS:0033638368
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 137
SP - 842
EP - 848
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 6
ER -