Recommended Strategies
- Define culture broadly and consider how culture influences activities of daily living.
- Be sure to have the patient or caretaker explain problems from their own perspective.
- Consider how our recommendations will influence the ability of the patient/caretaker to participate in traditions.
- Be aware of family roles and how they vary.
- Consider modeling recommendations, in addition to supplying appropriately translated materials.
- Be flexible in allowing family members to participate in sessions. Broaden your concept of family to include extended family (cousins, uncles/aunts) and non-traditional families (non-married heterosexual or gay/lesbian couples).
References
Dikeman, K., & Riquelme, L. F. (2002). Ethnocultural concerns in dysphagia management. Division 13 Newsletter: Perspectives in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders , 11(3), 31-35.
Wallace, G. L. (1998). Neurogenic disorders in adult and pediatric populations. In D. E. Battle (Ed.), Communication disorders in multicultural populations (pp. 309-334). Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
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