Barriers in healthcare communication among international students studying in USA
Location
3032
Format Type
Event
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
January 2018
Abstract
Healthcare system in the United States has been gone through a long history of reforms in order to provide solutions to improve intercultural communication between doctor and patients with different cultural backgrounds. Among those patients, international students come to the U.S. as temporary residents to pursue education. Their different cultural backgrounds created various challenges for these students when they talk to doctors or other health care providers, who might come from different language, religion and culture. This study aims to explore communication barriers and international students face during their stay in the States. The study utilizes qualitative research with the use of semi-structured interviewing instrument that identifies the cultural challenges that face international students of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) regarding health communication. Via online communication, the study aims to have 30 interviews with international students studying at IUP. IRB approval has been obtained prior to data collection. The result of this study will be in the form of a list of the main challenges that face international students, strategies used to overcome these challenges, and the significance of these strategies in overcoming those challenges.
Barriers in healthcare communication among international students studying in USA
3032
Healthcare system in the United States has been gone through a long history of reforms in order to provide solutions to improve intercultural communication between doctor and patients with different cultural backgrounds. Among those patients, international students come to the U.S. as temporary residents to pursue education. Their different cultural backgrounds created various challenges for these students when they talk to doctors or other health care providers, who might come from different language, religion and culture. This study aims to explore communication barriers and international students face during their stay in the States. The study utilizes qualitative research with the use of semi-structured interviewing instrument that identifies the cultural challenges that face international students of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) regarding health communication. Via online communication, the study aims to have 30 interviews with international students studying at IUP. IRB approval has been obtained prior to data collection. The result of this study will be in the form of a list of the main challenges that face international students, strategies used to overcome these challenges, and the significance of these strategies in overcoming those challenges.
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