"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 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 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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A Patient Guides Her Provider: A Dialogue Over Cultural Awareness. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Sep; 80(3):A16-A17.
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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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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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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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Assessing medical student cultural competence: what really matters. Int J Med Educ. 2016 Jul 30; 7:248-54.
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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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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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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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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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Participatory evaluation of a community-academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability. Eval Program Plann. 2015 Oct; 52:19-26.