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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2020

Chinese-Australian women with breast cancer call for culturally appropriate information and improved communication with health professionals.

Janelle V Levesque, Martha Gerges, Verena S Wu, Afaf Girgis

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janelle V LevesquePsycho-Oncology Research Group, Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6982-2086
Martha GergesPsycho-Oncology Research Group, Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8493-7196
Verena S WuPsycho-Oncology Research Group, Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-720X
Afaf GirgisPsycho-Oncology Research Group, Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation (CONCERT), Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4101-4006
UNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFor culturally and linguistically diverse patients, breast cancer presents complex physical, psychosocial, and health care challenges, often exacerbated by a lack of culturally appropriate information and communication barriers with the treating team (even with the help of interpreters).

aimThis qualitative study aims to broadly explore the experience of breast cancer and coping strategies utilized by Chinese-Australian women. METHODS AND

resultsTwenty-four Chinese-Australian women with breast cancer participated in either a semi-structured interview or a focus group conducted in participants' preferred language, audio-recorded, transcribed, and subjected to thematic analysis. Two prominent themes emerged, related to information seeking, and communication with health care professionals. The theme of information needs and seeking highlighted unmet information needs and the multiple sources that are consulted for information. The second theme, communication with health care professionals, language barriers, and preferences, identified varying degrees of involvement in treatment decision-making, preference for information and interactions in Cantonese or Mandarin, and problems with interpreter services.

conclusionChinese women with breast cancer face significant challenges in obtaining adequate information and can feel excluded from treatment decision-making. Women in this study expressed their eagerness for obtaining accurate information and engaging in open communication with their doctors. There is a need for culturally sensitive information resources and decision aids to enhance communication between Chinese migrant patients with cancer and health care professionals. Clinician participation in cultural awareness training is also recommended.

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Communication BarriersCultural CompetencyHealth PersonnelInformation Seeking BehaviorQualitative ResearchAsian PeopleBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansPhysician-Patient RelationsTransients and Migrantsbreast cancerChinese migrantsculturally sensitive careinformation needstreatment decision making

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PMID32671993
PMCPMC7941523
OpenAlexW2973029772

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