Question

(1) Disease management could be a challenge based on cultural values and level of education. Why so? If medical answer is the same regardless of where you live why worry about culture and education?

Answer 1

Ans) Culture influences healthcare at all levels, including communications and interactions with doctors and nurses, health disparities, health care outcomes, and even the illness experience itself. People in some cultures believe illness is the will of a higher power, and may be more reluctant to receive health care.

- Immigrant patients experience many barriers when accessing healthcare, such as culture and language differences, lower socio-economic status, lack of knowledge, etc.

- Culture adapts and evolves along with the group members' needs, wants, and opportunities. Change can be the result of the group moving to a new geographic location or simply be due to the passage of time. Technological advances have commonly been the driving forces behind changes in daily practices, shifting the framework inside which humans operate.