How Acculturative Stress Impacts Vietnamese American (Aged 30-60) Access To Quality Treatment And The Healthcare System In St Mary’s County MD.
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Vietnamese Americans often face difficulties receiving quality care from the healthcare system due to acculturative barriers. These barriers can include misunderstanding of language, culture, and lack of social connections. These difficulties affect the health quality of Vietnamese Americans compared to other ethnicities in the U.S. Therefore, Vietnamese Americans were examined to see how the process of acculturation affected the Vietnamese community and its impact on access and quality of treatment from the healthcare system. Upon giving 26 Viet participants a survey many of them responded that they were satisfied with their care. However, cultural stigma played a huge role in dissuading them from accessing additional resources and participants cited language as a significant barrier. Overall, my project showed that Vietnamese Americans (ages 30-60) found their care satisfactory. Future work should investigate cultural stigma in order to get more Vietnamese Americans to access the medical care they need.
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