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Cultural Assessment for Japanese Americans
Patricia Manresa
Miami Regional University
July 25th, 2020
Cultural Assessment for Japanese Americans
Transcultural values and beliefs have a direct effect on proper access to healthcare on the Japanese Americans found in the United States of America. To begin with, language is a major factor influencing quality healthcare access. Language barrier leads to poor communication practices between healthcare providers and patients. Patients with a heavy Japanese background, who have a narrow English proficiency levels, and can barely communicate their needs are most unlikely to adhere to the diagnosis instructions. Language is crucial in providing an exponential context for a clear understanding of health-related information. To combat this barrier, the government should aim at providing translational services on areas mostly inhabited with most Japanese American nationals. Healthcare providers who can understand Japanese should also be posted in areas where Japanese American populations are high.
Socioeconomic status affects the quality of healthcare provided to the Japanese American nationals. Research conducted reveals that socioeconomic status has a direct relation to the healthcare results. Individuals who have low levels of socioeconomic status are likely to suffer the worst health conditions and fall ill due to chronic illness. Japanese American populations with low socioeconomic status do not have proper access to quality healthcare (Wada et al, 2015). The Japanese religious practices often have a direct influence on the Japanese Americans accessing proper healthcare. Religious beliefs are often shaped by the values and behaviors of one`s culture. In Japan, the common religious system used is the Buddhism. The Japanese religion accepts medication as long as it does not interfere with the mind`s state. Therefore, this has effects on the medication that affect one`s mental health.
Dietary restrictions and preferences often influence the Japanese Americans access to quality healthcare. Japanese culture often prefer the vegetarian diet. Tobacco, coffee, and alcohol are often avoided by most Japanese. In case of a different diagnostic treatment by a physician, this can be a major challenge since it does not go in line with their dietary preferences. The Japanese believe that life ends when God takes it away. n unexpected loss of a person requires a specified ritual to be undertaken and some of these rituals can go against the basic health practices. The dead body might be contaminated and this might lead to the corpse’s close contact suffering from the same illness. The Japanese Americans often have a risky behavior of not accepting drugs that affect the mind`s state. Therefore, people dragonized with mental issues are not allowed to take the treatment. Therefore, this prevents access to proper healthcare. Healthcare providers and medics should therefore provide new techniques and strategies that are in line with the spiritual and religious requirements of a patient (Alqahtani & Jones, 2015).
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