The Role of Awareness of Values and Health Belief System Patient Care.

Communication with patients can be improved so as patient care be of good quality if the health care providers can make effort to reduce the gap between culture of medicine. The culture of medicine and the beliefs and practices that comprise the patients’ value systems affects the communication between the health care providers with patients. However, this gap can be narrowed and the communication between the health care providers and patient enhanced if the culture of medicine and the beliefs and practices are bridged together. These may be based on either ethic heritage, nationality of family origin, socioeconomic status, sexual or religion. A positive effect on the health of a patients improves to a better level each time they encounter health care. It is therefore necessary for health care providers to learn about their patients’ cultures so as to have a positive health counter for the patients. Cultural competency is the basic principal to high quality, patient-centered care. It also has a direct impact on how patient care is either delivered or received. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of awareness of values and health belief system patients care by accessing and following through with medical evaluation and treatment.