@article { author = {HEIDARI, MOHAMMAD and NOROUZADEH, REZA}, title = {Factors affecting patient education from cultural perspectives}, journal = {Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism}, volume = {1}, number = {4}, pages = {136-139}, year = {2013}, publisher = {Shiraz University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-2220}, eissn = {2322-3561}, doi = {}, abstract = {Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This studyaims to find out the role of culture in patient education.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on 23 Iranian nurses. Inclusioncriteria were minimum 5 years of working experience in clinical nursing. Semistructured face to face interviews were used to collect the data. Interviews were taped, transcribed and analyzed using content analysis method.Results: The main theme of ‘cultural sensitivity’ was extracted from theinterviews. Sub-themes were cultural divergence, cultural connection literacybasedinstruction.Conclusion: A dynamic process of patient education is influenced by variouscultural factors. Nurses must be aware of the cultural norms in patienteducation to meet their expectations in a respectful manner.Keywords: Patient education, Nurse, Culture, Content analysis}, keywords = {}, url = {https://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_40863.html}, eprint = {https://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_40863_677668180bed63545bd68f9a9e3af843.pdf} }