Index
A1c levels
abdominal obesity
abusive relationship, indicators of
acculturation
adherence
barriers to
and cultural background
follow-up visits
psychological factors
social factors in
sociocultural factors
transtheoretical model
Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)
African American patients
AIDS
autonomy of
case summary
questioning techniques
religious/spiritual beliefs
sexual activities
sexual orientation
use of alternative medicine
withholding information from family members
aortic stenosis
case summary
choosing physicians
language barrier
responding to questions by
heart failure
bias/prejudice
case summary
factors contributing to anger
missed clinic visits
prescription filling
reestablishing
physician–patient
relationship
lung cancer
case summary
folk beliefs
metabolic syndrome
activity level
case summary
lifestyle behavior
medical issues of excess weight
missing information
motivational interviewing
weight reduction
sickle cell disease
case summary
cross-cultural care
drug-seeking behavior
initial issues
nonverbal cues
prescription filling
treatment
stroke
case summary
consensus among family members
effectiveness of new drugs
participating in research study
rapport with family
age of majority
age of patient
AIDS patient
autonomy of
case summary
questioning techniques
sexual activities
sexual orientation
withholding information from family members
alcohol consumption
alternative medicine
androgynistic patient
anger in patient
aortic stenosis
apolipoprotein
Appalachian patient (type 2 diabetes)
case summary
failure to establish rapport
health behavior
physician–patient interactions
poor management of diabetes
role of ministers and elders
rural community resources
socioeconomic factors in treatment
treatment of
Arab American patient (leukemia)
chemotherapy for
cultural practice
family’s culture
healthcare needs and Ramadan
palliative care for
practice of Islam
sexual history
support to patient and family
terminal illness
arranged marriage
Asian American patients
cerebral hemorrhage
acculturation
ancestry-related questions
case summary
health-related questions
use of alternative medicine
contraception
case summary
communication with husband
controlling behavior of husband
domestic violence
postponing pregnancy
sexual history
metabolic syndrome
cardiac risk factors
case summary
dietary habits
family meals
laboratory tests
lifestyle
recommended diet
stress
stroke
actions of family
age as factor
alternative medical treatments
case summary
cultural factor
dietary preferences
end-of-life care
gender-related issues
inability to speak English
long-term care
personal and social history
Asian immigrants, domestic violence in
assimilation
asthma patients
aggressive/hostile demeanor
behavior change
case summary
description of wheezing
discharge instructions
folk beliefs
medical evaluation
medical interpreter
misidentification of patient
sex role stereotypes
sexual orientation
smoking
undocumented immigrants
autonomy of patient
azidothymidine (AZT)
behavior modification
benzodiazapine
bias
bilirubin
biologically based practices
birth control
blood pressure
body mass index (BMI)
body-based practices
breast cancer in male
caesarian section
cancer patient
cancer patients
cardiac transplantation
case studies, by conditions
AIDS
aortic stenosis
asthma
breast cancer
cerebral hemorrhage
delayed speech development
heart failure
HIV infection
hypertension
leukemia
lung cancer
metabolic syndrome
sickle cell disease
sleep apnea
stroke
tuberculosis
type 2 diabetes
case studies, by patients
African American man
African American woman
African woman
Arab American teenager
Asian Americans
Caucasian Appalachian man
Caucasian girl
Caucasian man
Caucasian woman
Chinese woman
Dominican woman
Ecuadorian woman
homeless patients
homosexual patients
immigrants
Irish American man
Korean American man
lesbian patient
Mexican American man
Mexican boy
Muslim patient
poor patients
Puerto Rican woman
Russian woman
South Asian Indian man
South Asian Indian woman
teen patients
Catholicism
Caucasian patients
asthma
aggressive/hostile demeanor
behavior change
case summary
misidentification of patient
sex role stereotypes
sexual orientation
smoking
delayed speech development
case summary
health literacy and assessment tools
hearing test
low literacy in patients
medication instructions
motivational interviewing
plan of action
lung cancer
barriers to adherence
case summary
follow-up care
low socioeconomic status
standard of care
stroke
case summary
illicit drug use
inappropriate assumptions
minimization of complaints
paternalistic approach to treatment
type 2 diabetes
case summary
failure to establish rapport
health behavior
physician–patient interactions
poor management of diabetes
role of ministers and elders
rural community resources
socioeconomic factors in treatment
treatment of
cerebral hemorrhage
chemotherapy
chest pain
chi
Chinese medicine
Chinese woman (arranged marriage)
case summary
communication with husband
contraception
controlling behavior of husband
domestic violence
postponing pregnancy
sexual history
clinical practice, cultural competency
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
confidential information
congestive heart failure
continuous positive airway pressure
contraception
conversion disorder
coronary heart disease (CHD), risk factors
cultural insensitivity
decision-making process
delayed speech development
case summary
hearing test
and illiteracy in patients
medication instructions
plan of action
diabetes, type 2
case summary
failure to establish rapport
family’s role in control of
health behavior
insulin therapy
nutrition counseling
patient’s perception of
physician–patient interactions
poor management of diabetes
prevalence in Latino population
role of ministers and elders
socioeconomic factors in treatment
sources of information
treatment of
weight reduction
diagnostic tests
diet
dietitian
Dilaudid
direct moxibustion
directly observed treatment (DOT)
discharge instructions
doctor–patient relationship, factors
age of patient
bias/prejudice
cultural/ethnic beliefs
dual residency of patient
erroneous perceptions
gender roles
health beliefs
informed consent
language barrier
low literacy in patients
patient confidentiality
racial differences
religious/spiritual beliefs
sexual orientation
sociocultural issues
socioeconomic status
stereotyping
domestic violence
Dominican woman (hypertension)
adherence to taking medications
case summary
cultural background
relationship with physician
social factors in adherence
use of over-the-counter drugs
down low
drug-seeking behavior
dual-residency patient
case summary
diet and lifestyle changes
medical care of
pretravel checkups
questions to ask about traveling
social situation
supply of medications
tests
travel schedule
unrestricted access to prescription drugs
Early Intervention Program
eating, on the road
Ecuadorian woman (type 2 diabetes/ hypertension)
case summary
diet and lifestyle changes
medical care of
pretravel checkups
questions to ask about traveling
social situation
supply of medications
tests
travel schedule
unrestricted access to prescription drugs
elders
emergency department
enalapril
end-of-life issues
energy medicine
ETHNIC framework
ethnic minorities
dietary habits
HIV infections
lifestyle
sleep apnea in
tuberculosis in
ethnicity of physician
exercise testing
exercising, on the road
false information
family
role of
withholding information from
family meals
fasting blood glucose
fasting triglyceride
female physician
Flesch-Kincaid Scale
folk beliefs
foreign medical graduates
furosimide
gay culture
gay patients
aggressive/hostile demeanor
autonomy of
barriers to health care
behavior change
case summary
misidentification of patient
questioning techniques
sex role stereotypes
sexual activities
sexual orientation
smoking
withholding information from family members
general prevention packet
ghusl (full ablution)
glucose intolerance
HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
health literacy
hearing loss, early detection of
hearing test
high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
Hinduism
HIV infection, epidemiology of
HIV positive patient
case summary
confidential information
effect on newborn baby
HIV test
patient autonomy
questions to ask pregnant women
request for confidentiality
social and economic network
support system
holistic healers
homelessness
homosexual patients
aggressive/hostile demeanor
autonomy of
barriers to health care
behavior change
case summary
misidentification of patient
questioning techniques
sex role stereotypes
sexual orientation
smoking
withholding information from family members
hospice care
hypertension
case summary
medications
in metabolic syndrome
illicit drug use
illiteracy in patients
identification of
illness, psychologicalization of
immigrant patients
Indian woman (stroke)
actions of family
age as factor
alternative medical treatments
case summary
cultural factor
dietary preferences
end-of-life care
gender-related issues
inability to speak English
long-term care
personal and social history
indirect moxibustion
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
informed consent
insulin therapy
International Diabetes Foundation (IDF)
international medical graduates
interpreter
Irish American man (breast cancer)
case summary
diagnostic procedure
end-of-life issues
religious and spiritual factors
self-reported alcohol consumption
karma
Korean American man (cerebral hemorrhage)
acculturation
ancestry-related questions
case summary
health-related questions
use of alternative medicine
language barrier
Latin American patients
asthma
HIV infection
hypertension
metabolic syndrome
sleep apnea
type 2 diabetes
Latino population, prevalence of diabetes in
lesbian patient
aggressive/hostile demeanor
behavior change
case summary
and health disparities
misidentification of patient
sex role stereotypes
sexual orientation
smoking
leukemia
case summary
chemotherapy
lifestyle
lifestyle behavior
lipoprotein
long-term care
low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)
low literacy in patients
low literacy, indicators of
lung cancer
mail-order scripts
male breast cancer
mammogram
manipulative practices
Maslow’s Hierarchy
Medicaid
medical interpreter
Medicare
mental illness
metabolic syndrome
activity level
case summary
lifestyle behavior
medical issues of excess weight
missing information
motivational interviewing
risk factors
weight reduction
metered dose inhaler
Metformin
metoprolol
Mexican American patients
asthma
case summary
description of wheezing
discharge instructions
folk beliefs
medical evaluation
medical interpreter
undocumented immigrants
sleep apnea
case summary
dietary recommendations
low adherence
missed appointments
physical activity level
poor communication
understanding of diagnosis
type 2 diabetes
case summary
insulin therapy
nutrition counseling
patient–physician relationships
patient’s perception of diabetes
role of family in treatment
weight reduction
mind–body medicine
ministers
misidentification of patient
moksha (unification)
morphine
motivational interviewing
moxibustion
mugwort
Muslim patient
cultural practice
family’s culture
palliative care for
practice of Islam
and Ramadan
sexual history
support to patient and family
terminal illness
Muslim physician
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Newest Vital Sign
nonverbal cues
Nuva Ring
obesity
occupational safety
oral medication
organ transplantation, ethnic/racial disparities in
over-the-counter drugs
overweight patient
oxycodone
patient autonomy
patient–physician relationship, factors in
age of patient
bias/prejudice
cultural/ethnic beliefs
dual residency of patient
erroneous perceptions
gender roles
health beliefs
informed consent
language barrier
low literacy in patients
patient confidentiality
racial differences
religious/spiritual beliefs
sexual orientation
sociocultural issues
socioeconomic status
stereotyping
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
policlinics
poor patients
barriers to adherence
case summary
failure to establish rapport
follow-up care
health behavior
low socioeconomic status
mental illness
physician–patient interactions
poor management of diabetes
role of ministers and elders
rural community resources
socioeconomic factors in treatment
standard of care
substance abuse
treatment of
prednisone
pregnant patient
case summary
confidential information
effect on newborn baby
HIV test
patient autonomy
questions to ask pregnant women
request for confidentiality
social and economic network
support system
prejudice
prescription filling
psychologicalization of illness
Puerto Rican woman (HIV)
case summary
confidential information
effect on newborn baby
HIV test
patient autonomy
questions to ask pregnant women
request for confidentiality
social and economic network
support system
qi
race of physician
racial differences
racial minorities
HIV infections
sleep apnea in
tuberculosis in
Ramadan
Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)
refills
reincarnation
religious beliefs
research studies, minorities in
rural health care
Russian woman (tuberculosis)
alternative arrangements
case summary
close contacts
directly observed treatment
failure to follow-up
frustration with emergency department
neighbor/family member as interpreter
sexual history
sexual orientation
sickle cell disease
case summary
cross-cultural care
drug-seeking behavior
initial issues
nonverbal cues
prescription filling
treatment
sleep apnea
case summary
dietary recommendations
and ethnic minorities
low adherence
and metabolic syndrome
missed appointments
and occupational safety
physical activity level
poor communication
SMOG Readability Formula
smoking
gender differences
in lesbians
quitting
snacks, healthy
socioeconomic status of patient
South Asian Indian man (metabolic syndrome)
cardiac risk factors
case summary
dietary habits
family meals
laboratory tests
lifestyle
recommended diet
stress
South Asian Indian woman (stroke)
actions of family
age as factor
alternative medical treatments
case summary
cultural factor
dietary preferences
end-of-life care
gender-related issues
inability to speak English
long-term care
personal and social history
spiritual beliefs
spironolactone
standard of care
stereotyping
steroids
stress
stroke patient
case summary
consensus among family members
conversion disorder in
effectiveness of new drugs
participating in research study
rapport with family
teen-aged
case summary
illicit drug use
inappropriate assumptions
minimization of complaints
paternalistic approach to treatment
substance abuse
symptoms, minimizing significance of
syphilis
Teach Back Method
teen patients
case summary
illicit drug use
inappropriate assumptions
minimization of complaints
paternalistic approach to treatment
sexual history
teens, sexual history
TeleCare
Test of Functional Literacy in Adults (TOHFLA)
tests
traditional food
Transtheoretical Model for behavior change
traveling patient
case summary
diet and lifestyle changes
medical care of
pretravel checkups
questions to ask about traveling
social situation
supply of medications
tests
travel schedule
unrestricted access to prescription drugs
triglycerides
trimethoprimlsulfamethoxazole
tuberculosis
case summary
close contacts
directly observed treatment
epidemiology of
in Russia
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Type 2 diabetes
case summary
failure to establish rapport
family’s role in control of
health behavior
insulin therapy
nutrition counseling
patient’s perception of
physician–patient interactions
poor management of diabetes
prevalence in Latino population
role of ministers and elders
socioeconomic factors in treatment
sources of information
treatment of
weight reduction
undocumented immigrants
United Network for Organ Sharing
universal newborn hearing evaluation
viral load
weight reduction
weight-loss counseling
wheezing
wudu (partial ablution)