Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice



Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice. In a holistic context the main focus of the research is on Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice and its relation with cultural barriers. The research also analyzes many aspects of Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice and tries to gauge its effect on cultures. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice and tries to describe the overall effect of Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice among patients

Cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice

Healthcare practices are the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions. Many things are needed to learn for patients to be in a good condition again. Also, there are lots of considerations to assess or give importance before doing the said practice like considering the culture or religion of the patient. Not all cultures or religions are into medical practice, or some of them are not agreeing to one of the procedure that is needed for the patient care (Health Care, 2013). The thesis statement of the research paper is “cultural variation has an impact on healthcare practice.” As there is a cultural influence on the treatment of the patient and there are variations in treatment procedures of the diseases; so there is a huge impact of culture upon culturally relativistic perspective regarding patient attitude towards copying with the course of illness (How culture influence health beliefs, 2013).

Overall three cultural approaches are discussed in this paper as the first research regarding culturally relativistic perspective was conducted by DR. PARKASH in the year 2012 titled “The Law and the Crisis Management in a Hospital Setup VIZ a VIZ Consequences on Health Care Delivery--A Case Study of Jehovah's Witnesses.” This research article talks about the refusal of the Jehovah's Witnesses in the procedure of blood transfusion, although they seek for medical attention. In the health care facility, there is a tension regarding the said procedure between the medical team and the religion. If the medical team will still continue the procedure to save lives or let the Jehovah's Witness sign consent that they are not allowing the patient to undergo blood transfusion (Prakash, 2012).

Apparently, the medical team is succeeding on getting court orders to transfuse blood to Jehovah's Witnesses. The acquisition of Jehovah's Witnesses tradition of not allowing blood transfusion is an issue in the medical field. Saving the life of the patient is one of the primarily aim of the health care team. They will think of a way, a procedure per se in order to make the patient to be in his/her holistic well-being again. One is that is the transfusion of the blood that the Jehovah's Witness is not ...