Navigating cultural diversity in diabetes care: Insights from Australian healthcare professionals
This study highlights the critical role of compassion, cultural humility, and understanding in providing culturally responsive diabetes care. Supporting HCPs through ongoing learning and reflective practice, while fostering empathy and humility, is essential. Insights generated underscore the need for structural support, including organisational flexibility, interpreters, culturally tailored resources, and digital tools to improve access and communication. Aligning system-level support alongside HCPs' commitment to person-centred care is essential for providing equitable and sustainable diabetes care for CALD populations.
Authors
- Vincent Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-1565)
- Chiao Xin Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5543-8411)
- Diane Gargya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8581-6112)
- Kimmi Keum Hee Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-8121)
- Thilini Rasika Thrimawithana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-7187)
- Ieva Stupans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8193-6905)
- Barbora de Courten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8760-2511)
Institutions
- Monash Health (AU)
- Contextual Change (United States) (US)
- Monash University (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.70149
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- RMIT University