Kontakt 2008, 10(2):295-302 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2008.045

Implementation of effective culturally differentiated nursing care within Chinese minority in the Czech RepublicNursing

Helena Michálková^*, Lenka Šedová, Valérie Tóthová

Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra ošetřovatelství

The research was aimed at the Chinese minority in the Czech Republic. The project was focused on mapping opinions of Chinese citizens on the quality of health services in the Czech Republic, determining communication capacity of the Chinese minority in health facilities and mapping the attitude of this minority to its health. Three questionnaires were prepared for accumulation of basic data for the solution of these tasks, which were translated into Chinese language. In the first questionnaire, we considered mapping of the attitude and opinions of minorities concerning their health; the second questionnaire was directed to the life style and its aspects. The third questionnaire was supposed to determine opinions of respondents concerning the quality of services granted in the Czech Republic. From the analysis of the data of the first questionnaire it is obvious that members of the Chinese minority take care of their health. Unfortunately, the research demonstrated communication barriers between health professionals and Chinese patients. This extensive research demonstrated that Chinese citizens have no considerable specific features in satisfying their needs but they expect from nurses the same attitude, comparable to that applied to other patients. The results of the research demonstrated that the stay in the Czech Republic did not affect nutritional habits of Chinese people. The respondents answered that they are in good mental and physical condition in spite of the fact that their work was mentally and physically tedious. The results of the research demonstrated high percent proportion of smokers among members of the Chinese minority. The third questionnaire considered the opinions of respondents concerning the quality of services granted in health facilities in the Czech Republic. The data analysis demonstrated that the members of the Chinese minority are satisfied with the care granted and that the healthcare professionals respect cultural differences in members of minorities and their family members. This finding shows that the Chinese minority is assimilated and it was adapted to the Czech culture to such an extent that no culturally differentiated care is necessary. This fact also documents a high quality of the nursing care in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: minority; Chinese people; multicultural nursing

Received: September 8, 2008; Accepted: November 28, 2008; Prepublished online: December 17, 2008; Published: December 17, 2009  Show citation