Open AccessEnsuring a culturally sensitive, patient centred approach to podiatric management of high risk clients from a refugee background
Author(s) -
Farnsworth Lauren,
O'Brien Kathleen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-8-s2-p11
Subject(s) - podiatry , medicine , refugee , rehabilitation , family medicine , alternative medicine , physical therapy , pathology , archaeology , history
Findings Podiatrists employed a range of culturally sensitive strategies to effectively manage clients presenting with Hansen’s disease, Rickets and a Diabetes foot wound/ calcaneal fracture. These included the delivery of group education programs in languages other than english, client advocacy, working closely with family members and interpreters, negotiating health beliefs and customs, obtaining funding and problem solving around social factors that were impacting on foot health.