The CB concept is used in the hospital and community environments to plan a care system that is sensitive to the users' culture; it is used for direct care of people in various stages during the course of their lives or in special situations of the health-disease process, and nursing professionals play an important role as health interpreters in the cultural mediation process.
A su vez, es utilizada en el ámbito hospitalario y comunitario para planear un sistema de atención sensible a la cultura de los usuarios; se emplea para el cuidado directo a personas en diversos momentos del curso de vida o en situaciones especiales del proceso salud-enfermedad.