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Cortese-Peske, Marisa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Foreign-born residents face significant challenges accessing and receiving quality healthcare in the U.S. These obstacles include a lack of information on how to access care, fear, as well as communication and cultural barriers (Portes, Fernandez-Kelly & Light, 2012). Increasing healthcare providers' knowledge regarding a patient's…
Descriptors: Diseases, Cancer, Cultural Awareness, Knowledge Level
Skeels, Meredith McLain – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Friends, family, and community provide important support and help to patients who face an illness. Unfortunately, keeping a social network informed about a patient's health status and needs takes effort, making it difficult for people who are sick and exhausted from illness. Members of a patient's social network are often eager to help, but can be…
Descriptors: Patients, Social Networks, Health Conditions, Information Dissemination