Table 6.

Categories of requests made by the referring clinicians to the Cultural consultation service (CCS)

Category of request addressed to the CCS	N a	%
Help resolve specific clinical issue
Improve patient’s treatment adherence	86	36.4
Evaluate patient’s diagnosis	27	11.4
Verify the patient’s illness comprehension and ability to give informed consent	22	9.3
Improve general understanding of the patient
Clarify patient’s illness-related beliefs and practices	76	32.2
Provide information about the patient’s social situation and living conditions	116	49.2
Request for general information about a religious or ethnic community	81	34.3
Clarify expectations of patient and/or family	20	8.5
Other	81	34.3

^aThe sum of requests is greater than 236 because clinicians often formulated multiple requests