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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

"Cultural Security Is an On-Going Journey…" Exploring Views from Staff Members on the Quality and Cultural Security of Services for Aboriginal Families in Western Australia.

Lina Gubhaju, Robyn Williams, Jocelyn Jones, David Hamer, Carrington Shepherd, Dan McAullay, Sandra J Eades, Bridgette McNamara

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventions to improve Cultural Safety in healthcare in CANZUS countries: a systematic mixed studies review of First Nations Peoples' experiences.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lina GubhajuSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0112-6655
Robyn WilliamsSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Jocelyn JonesNational Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place, Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6260-0472
David HamerSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Carrington ShepherdTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0043-7053
Dan McAullayKurongkurl Katitjin, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia.
Sandra J EadesSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Bridgette McNamaraSchool of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUCurtin University · AUEdith Cowan University · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cultural security is a key element of accessible services for Indigenous peoples globally, although few studies have examined this empirically. We explored the scope, reach, quality, and cultural security of health and social services available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families in Western Australia (WA), from the point of view of staff from the services. We recruited staff from health and social services for Aboriginal people in the Perth, Kalgoorlie, Great Southern, and South West regions of WA between December 2015 and September 2017 to complete online surveys. We examined the proportions of participants that responded saying the service was culturally secure, the reasons for the response, and perceived factors related to a high-quality service. Sixty participants from 21 services responded to the survey. Seventy-three percent stated the service was culturally secure; however, only 36% stated that the staff employed at the service had sufficient knowledge on cultural security. Participants suggested having Aboriginal staff and better cultural awareness training as methods to improve cultural security within the service. Participants highlighted that staffing, funding for resources, and patient financial difficulties in accessing care as key areas for quality improvement. Much greater effort is required in improving knowledge through on-going training of staff in the practice of culturally safe care. Organisations must also be required to meet specific standards in cultural safety.

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Cultural CompetencyHealth Services, IndigenousAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesChildHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesWestern AustraliaAboriginal healthcultural securityservices

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PMID33207696
PMCPMC7697803
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