"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 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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Ullian ME, Wilson OM. A Patient Guides Her Provider: A Dialogue Over Cultural Awareness. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Sep; 80(3):A16-A17.
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Fleming K, Simmons VN, Christy SM, Sutton SK, Romo M, Luque JS, Wells KJ, Gwede CK, Meade CD. Educating Hispanic Women about Cervical Cancer Prevention: Feasibility of a Promotora-Led Charla Intervention in a Farmworker Community. Ethn Dis. 2018; 28(3):169-176.
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McDonnell KK, Strayer SM, Sercy E, Campbell C, Friedman DB, Cartmell KB, Eberth JM. Developing and testing a brief clinic-based lung cancer screening decision aid for primary care settings. Health Expect. 2018 08; 21(4):796-804.
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Mitchell-Brown F, Nemeth L, Cartmell K, Newman S, Goto K. A Study of Hmong Immigrants' Experience With Diabetes Education: A Community-Engaged Qualitative Study. J Transcult Nurs. 2017 Nov; 28(6):540-549.
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Sherrill WW, Mayo RM, Truong KD, Pribonic AP, Schalkoff CA. Assessing medical student cultural competence: what really matters. Int J Med Educ. 2016 Jul 30; 7:248-54.
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Yuen HK, Azuero A, Lackey KW, Brown NS, Shrestha S. Construct validity test of evaluation tool for professional behaviors of entry-level occupational therapy students in the United States. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2016; 13:22.
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Estrada RD, Messias DK. A Scoping Review of the Literature: Content, Focus, Conceptualization and Application of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Nov; 26(4):1089-109.
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Aggarwal NK, Lam P, Castillo EG, Weiss MG, Diaz E, Alarcón RD, van Dijk R, Rohlof H, Ndetei DM, Scalco M, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Bassiri K, Deshpande S, Groen S, Jadhav S, Kirmayer LJ, Paralikar V, Westermeyer J, Santos F, Vega-Dienstmaier J, Anez L, Boiler M, Nicasio AV, Lewis-Fernández R. How Do Clinicians Prefer Cultural Competence Training? Findings from the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview Field Trial. Acad Psychiatry. 2016 Aug; 40(4):584-91.
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Rodrigue JR, Kazley AS, Mandelbrot DA, Hays R, LaPointe Rudow D, Baliga P. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Overcoming Disparities in Live Kidney Donation in the US--Recommendations from a Consensus Conference. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Sep 04; 10(9):1687-95.
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Lynch EB, Liebman R, Ventrelle J, Keim K, Appelhans BM, Avery EF, Tahsin B, Li H, Shapera M, Fogelfeld L. Design of the Lifestyle Improvement through Food and Exercise (LIFE) study: a randomized controlled trial of self-management of type 2 diabetes among African American patients from safety net health centers. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Nov; 39(2):246-55.