Systematic Review of Cultural Competence Research Now Available
This report by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reviews studies of interventions to improve culturally appropriate health care for people with disabilities; lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender populations; and racial/ethnic minority populations found that none examined cultural competence’s impact on disparities. Although many of the interventions studies were innovative, poor study quality prevented conclusions on whether they worked.
To download click here: Comparative Effectiveness Review: Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Disparities
You may also be interested in “Taking Steps Toward Cultural Competence,” a fact sheet from The SHARE Approach, a shared decision making toolkit.
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