Abstract

Cultural competence (CC) in the refugee context remains under-addressed in the literature. This study explores the perceptions of asylum seekers and refugees (N = 25) concerning the CC of healthcare providers. This study was conducted in 2019, on the island of Lesvos in Greece. A major finding is that, for the participants, CC means the provision of equal and human treatment and not the knowledge of culture-specific information from healthcare providers. Moreover, our findings highlight the necessity of rethinking CC in the refugee context and integrating relevant components to enhance the provision of equal treatment and ultimately end perceived or existing discrimination.

摘要

难民背景下的文化能力（CC）在文献中仍未得到充分解决。本研究探讨了寻求庇护者和难民 (N = 25) 对医疗保健提供者 CC 的看法。这项研究于 2019 年在希腊的莱斯沃斯岛进行。一个主要的发现是，对于参与者来说，CC 意味着提供平等和人性化的待遇，而不是来自医疗保健提供者的特定文化信息的知识。此外，我们的研究结果强调了在难民背景下重新思考 CC 并整合相关组成部分以加强提供平等待遇并最终结束感知或现有歧视的必要性。