The ETHNIC(S) Mnemonic: A Clinical Tool for Ethnogeriatric Education
Fred A. Kobylarz MD, MPH,
John M. Heath MD,
Agsf,
Robert C. Like MD, MS,
Fred A. Kobylarz MD, MPH
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorRobert C. Like MD, MS
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorFred A. Kobylarz MD, MPH,
John M. Heath MD,
Agsf,
Robert C. Like MD, MS,
Fred A. Kobylarz MD, MPH
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorJohn M. Heath MD
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorAgsf
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorRobert C. Like MD, MS
Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Search for more papers by this authorAddress correspondence to Fred A. Kobylarz MD, MPH, Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, P.O. Box 19, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Geriatrics healthcare providers need to be aware of the effect that culture has on establishing treatment priorities, influencing adherence, and addressing end-of-life care issues for older patients and their caregivers. The mnemonic ETHNIC(S) (Explanation, Treatment, Healers, Negotiate, Intervention, Collaborate, Spirituality/Seniors) presented in this article provides a framework that practitioners can use in providing culturally appropriate geriatric care. ETHNIC(S) can serve as a clinically applicable tool for eliciting and negotiating cultural issues during healthcare encounters and as a new instructional strategy to be incorporated into ethnogeriatric curricula for all healthcare disciplines.
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