Asian Culture and Healthcare

Culture is a very important element in Asian society. Their whole life of how they see health care from their religion to their interaction depends on tradition and belief. In the third largest group, approximately 12 million Asian or Asian Americans live in the United States (Spector, 2009, p. 232). Among them, 10.2 million are Asians, 7 million are Asians, and other races. An Asian is a person who originated in the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

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The term Asia is a general term for various cultures originating from Asian countries. According to Carteret (2010a, 2010b), the Asian culture including the people of Asian countries may be drawn by specific Asian countries where they live or are born. Those who think that it is Asian are from the Pacific Islands (from Hawaii, Samoa, Guam), Southeast Asia (from India, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines), East Asia (from China, Japan and the Philippines) is. Korea). Each of these cultures has various beliefs, norms, and traditions. It is important not to generalize Asian culture as Asian culture. Understand patients and their beliefs and customs

Many Asians believe in deadly actions or believe that nothing can be done with the situation or the health care of others; it is determined by fate and karma. As a result, patients and families in Asia may seem to "yield to their situation" (Carteret, 2010a). Be careful when discussing health management situation and how to present illness. In the United States, we often see medical treatment in the fight against illness, but patients in Asia may not seek treatment in this way. In addition to Western medicine, there may be many medical practices peculiar to each Asian culture.