"Cultural Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
| Descriptor ID |
D054521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.100.364
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Culturally Competent Clinical Care for Older Sexual Minority Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Res Aging. 2021 08; 43(7-8):274-282.
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Responsible Research With Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives. Am J Public Health. 2018 12; 108(12):1613-1616.
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Rationale and study protocol for a multi-component Health Information Technology (HIT) screening tool for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in the primary care setting. Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 09; 50:66-76.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a patient storytelling DVD intervention to encourage physician-patient communication about nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 11; 99(11):1837-1844.
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The development of the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview-Fidelity Instrument (CFI-FI): a pilot study. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014 Aug; 25(3):1397-417.
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Assessing capacity for providing culturally competent services to LGBT older adults. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2014; 57(2-4):305-21.
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Clinicians' implicit ethnic/racial bias and perceptions of care among Black and Latino patients. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Jan-Feb; 11(1):43-52.
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Evaluating measurement equivalence across race and ethnicity on the CAHPS Cultural Competence Survey. Med Care. 2012 Sep; 50(9 Suppl 2):S32-6.
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The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) cultural competence (CC) item set. Med Care. 2012 Sep; 50(9 Suppl 2):S22-31.
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The impact of a community-based chronic disease prevention initiative: evaluation findings from Steps to Health King County. Health Educ Behav. 2011 Jun; 38(3):222-30.