Understanding the cultural specifics of patients is critical to providing them with a correct diagnosis and offering them effective treatment options. Herein lies the reason for utilizing a comprehensive cultural assessment as the tool for determining patients’ unique needs. Understanding the constituents and the specifics of the assessment process is essential for a healthcare expert.
The first stage of the assessment involves scrutinizing the patient’s health records and performing a physical examination. As soon as a possible source of health concerns is identified, the analysis of the patient’s socio-cultural background and overall health literacy levels has to be performed. The influences of family, local community, and other aspects of a patient’s environment in their ability to acquire crucial health management habits have to be located at this point of the analysis. Gauging the patient’s access to healthcare resources should occur next, ending in the overall commentary on the patient’s well-being and possible strategies for addressing the located issues. While the proposed model cannot be seen as the only approach toward the comprehensive cultural assessment, it provides the basis for other tools.