Resumen de The intercultural approach to training of Human Resources in the public hospital Sector in Greece
The purpose of this doctoral thesis was to highlight the cross-cultural competence and adequacy ofthe human potential of health services within a specific culture to provide holistic care to people of differentcross-cultural groups, to address inequalities in the health sector. For a better overview and analysis, we specialized our research in the case of Thebes General Hospital. The purpose was covered through quantitativeresearch, based on an online distributed questionnaire and through qualitative research, based on structuredinterviews. The quantitative research’s sample was ninety employees of Thebes General Hospital. The qualitative research’s sample consisted of seven directors and managers of Thebes General Hospital. The quantitative research results proved that the employees of the Thebes General Hospital have moderate interculturaladaptability. The results of the qualitative research proved that health professionals have sufficient interculturalcompetence and can serve and provide quality health care services to culturally diverse populations.
