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Table 4 Overview of the primary barriers and how they influenced various aspects of healthcare delivery/reception

From: Barriers and facilitators to cultural competence in rehabilitation services: a scoping review

Primary barriers to culturally competent care

Areas of health care service delivery/reception affected

Language barriers

• Practitioner-patient/caregiver communication

• Establishment of rapport

• Information provision and instruction

• Engagement in intervention/therapy

Cultural barriers

• Practitioner-patient/caregiver communication

• Establishment of rapport

• Diagnosis

• Decision-making on treatment

• Engagement in intervention/therapy

Limited resources

• Practitioner-patient/caregiver communication

• Establishment of rapport

• Diagnosis

• Assessments

• Engagement in intervention/therapy