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Culturally Safe Indigenous Healthcare Initiatives in Canada: a Systematic Review and Recommendations.
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Western Undergraduate Research Journal: Health & Natural Sciences . 2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The health of Indigenous peoples across Canada continues to be significantly impacted by experiences of racism when seeking healthcare. Implementing cultural safety was identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada as a critical way to mitigate these negative health consequences. This systematic review aims to outline cultural safety and its associated derivatives in academia, what cultural safety is, and why it is important in the context of indigenous healthcare. A systematic search of PubMed was carried out refining searches to Canadian contexts, published after December of 2015, and limited to peer-reviewed reviews and systematic reviews. A thematic review of the articles identified four central ideas of importance regarding the information presented in the papers; definitions of cultural safety and associated derivatives, the importance of including culture in healthcare, recommendations to healthcare settings, and evaluation methods of cultural safety initiatives. It is clear that there is a need for an explicit and consistent definition of cultural safety with the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in the creation of this definition. To determine effectiveness, gaps and areas for improvement, evaluation methods inclusive of the unique Indigenous worldviews are imperative to develop culturally safe healthcare practices and institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INDIGENOUS peoples
*MEDICAL care
*EVALUATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1923757X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Western Undergraduate Research Journal: Health & Natural Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163770573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5206/wurjhns.2022-23.3