Health Care: Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Patients
Socrates (4th century BC philosopher) once quoted on about treating only one part of the body, “For the part can never be well unless the whole is well.”
Understanding health through a holistic approach could be define as reflecting and articulate on understanding of health, able to accept changes or to compromise the system or health policies or institutional rules to better understand the psychological aspect of a patients problem; whilst improving the communication, improving trust and treatment compliance among patient doctor relationship (1).
My understanding as a future healthcare practitioner in holistic approach to healthcare, is that it will bring a better understanding of a patient and creating mutual trust among each other, thus improving communication and compliance; helping us healthcare practitioners utilising our skills fully in treating both Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients. But when it comes to applying holistic methods in healthcare in Australia, methods of treatment in Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australian patients are to be very different. …show more content…
May be that Indigenous Australian’s health it is holistic, and it’s a conglomeration of mental, physical, cultural and spiritual health. Crucially, it need to be understood fully that when the harmony of these interrelations is disrupted, ill health would still persist. Healthcare practitioners need to understand and recognise that improving Indigenous health status must include attending to physical, spiritual and social well-being. Such framework in was developed by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council, it is also agreed to by all governments to provide extensive consultations
Understanding health through a holistic approach could be define as reflecting and articulate on understanding of health, able to accept changes or to compromise the system or health policies or institutional rules to better understand the psychological aspect of a patients problem; whilst improving the communication, improving trust and treatment compliance among patient doctor relationship (1).
My understanding as a future healthcare practitioner in holistic approach to healthcare, is that it will bring a better understanding of a patient and creating mutual trust among each other, thus improving communication and compliance; helping us healthcare practitioners utilising our skills fully in treating both Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients. But when it comes to applying holistic methods in healthcare in Australia, methods of treatment in Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australian patients are to be very different. …show more content…
May be that Indigenous Australian’s health it is holistic, and it’s a conglomeration of mental, physical, cultural and spiritual health. Crucially, it need to be understood fully that when the harmony of these interrelations is disrupted, ill health would still persist. Healthcare practitioners need to understand and recognise that improving Indigenous health status must include attending to physical, spiritual and social well-being. Such framework in was developed by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council, it is also agreed to by all governments to provide extensive consultations