The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the available evidence on the cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients. Methods: Scoping review carried out between April and May 2024. The databases Scopus, Medline (via Pubmed) and BVS (Lilacs) were used as sources. The sample incl...
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| author | Jeisson Andrés Hincapié-Carvajal Zelibeth Cedeño-Camaño Nataly Igualá-González Alba Luz Martínez-Salazar Arian Martínez-Sandoya Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia |
| author_facet | Jeisson Andrés Hincapié-Carvajal Zelibeth Cedeño-Camaño Nataly Igualá-González Alba Luz Martínez-Salazar Arian Martínez-Sandoya Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the available evidence on the cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients. Methods: Scoping review carried out between April and May 2024. The databases Scopus, Medline (via Pubmed) and BVS (Lilacs) were used as sources. The sample included articles from the last ten years, resulting from primary research, literature reviews and systematic reviews in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Data were manually extracted and analyzed using an inductive thematic construction process. Results: 31 studies were included, mostly quantitative research produced in North America. Four themes emerged from the synthesis: 1) Barriers to culturally competent care in oncology settings; 2) Strategies for implementing cultural practices; 3) Intervention measures to improve the cultural competence of oncology care providers; and 4) Outcomes of cultural competence on patient satisfaction and professional development. Conclusion: Evidence reveals that cultural barriers limit effective cancer care. However, strategies and interventions to improve cultural competence increase patient satisfaction and benefit providers' professional development in oncology care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c412831ac794b80b09b603ad69aef9d2025-08-20T02:14:38ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem1983-14472025-04-014610.1590/1983-1447.2025.20240253.enThe cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping reviewJeisson Andrés Hincapié-Carvajalhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-2791Zelibeth Cedeño-Camañohttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-1424-8566Nataly Igualá-Gonzálezhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-5581-9476Alba Luz Martínez-Salazarhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-1639-8167Arian Martínez-Sandoyahttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-5866-5402Saidy Eliana Arias-Murciahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7015-8079ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the available evidence on the cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients. Methods: Scoping review carried out between April and May 2024. The databases Scopus, Medline (via Pubmed) and BVS (Lilacs) were used as sources. The sample included articles from the last ten years, resulting from primary research, literature reviews and systematic reviews in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Data were manually extracted and analyzed using an inductive thematic construction process. Results: 31 studies were included, mostly quantitative research produced in North America. Four themes emerged from the synthesis: 1) Barriers to culturally competent care in oncology settings; 2) Strategies for implementing cultural practices; 3) Intervention measures to improve the cultural competence of oncology care providers; and 4) Outcomes of cultural competence on patient satisfaction and professional development. Conclusion: Evidence reveals that cultural barriers limit effective cancer care. However, strategies and interventions to improve cultural competence increase patient satisfaction and benefit providers' professional development in oncology care.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472025000100902&lng=en&tlng=enCultural competencyCulturally competent careNeoplasmsHealth personnel |
| spellingShingle | Jeisson Andrés Hincapié-Carvajal Zelibeth Cedeño-Camaño Nataly Igualá-González Alba Luz Martínez-Salazar Arian Martínez-Sandoya Saidy Eliana Arias-Murcia The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem Cultural competency Culturally competent care Neoplasms Health personnel |
| title | The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review |
| title_full | The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review |
| title_short | The cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients: a scoping review |
| title_sort | cultural competence of health professionals in the care of cancer patients a scoping review |
| topic | Cultural competency Culturally competent care Neoplasms Health personnel |
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