Table 1.

Search strategy

Search Engines:

PUBMED, WEB OF SCIENCE, CINAHL, SCOPIS, ERIC, Google scholar, RACGP website, and a reference list search.

Search Terms (in varying combinations):

Cultural competence (broad and MeSH), cultural safety/awareness, cross-cultural, diversity, multicultural, training, education, post-graduate, primary care, general practice, community, ambulatory, family medicine

Inclusion criteria: English language

• Dated between 1998–2013

• Articles addressing aspects of cultural competence or cultural diversity in primary care or general practice,

o Participants must include any primary care stakeholders, including clinicians, educators, community members and patients

• Empirical research and review or discussion articles

• Peer-reviewed articles and grey literature

Exclusions:

• Articles focusing on specific health interventions

• Articles addressing cultural competence that do not directly relate to primary care or general practice