ArticleTropical medicine and health2025
Association between the frequency of treating foreign patients and the cultural competency of Japanese healthcare professionals: a mixed-method study.
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backgroundPrevious studies have emphasized that interactions with foreign patients were associated with high cultural competence among Japanese healthcare professionals (J-HCPs), with little focus on the individual components of cultural competence. This study examines how frequencies of treating foreign patients are associated with the components of cultural competence among J-HCPs, using a mixed-method design.
methodsQuantitative data were collected from 1089 J-HCPs via internet survey assessing cultural competence using the Cross-Cultural Competence Instrument for Healthcare Professionals (J-CCCHP), containing subscales, motivation/curiosity, emotion/empathy, attitude, and skill. Associations were stratified by the participation in trainings for treating foreign patients. Qualitative data were further collected from 16 key-informant interviews recruited by snowball sampling.
resultsJ-HCPs who treated foreign patients several times a week (n = 203, 18.6%) scored a lower attitude score (coefficient = - 0.67, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] - 1.28, - 0.06), and a higher skill score (coefficient = 1.36, 95% CI 0.43, 2.29) compared to those who treated almost none. Those who treated foreign patients several times a year scored higher in motivation/curiosity, additionally. Qualitative studies explained that rewarding experiences and gaining extensive knowledge in treating foreign patients enhanced J-HCPs' motivation/curiosity and skill. Stress due to extra workload, language barriers and cultural differences, insufficient resources and the lack of institutional support might lower the attitude of J-HCPs.
conclusionsTreating foreign patients is associated with high motivation and skill but low attitude scores among J-HCPs, due to systemic challenges. Providing reliable interpretation services, offering practical cultural competence training, and strengthening institutional support may help reduce these challenges.
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