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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2023

Exploring Racial Differences in Treatment Decision-making in Chinese Immigrant and White American Breast Cancer Patients: the Role of Patient-Provider Communication.

Ellen R Huang, Joshua Longcoy, Jeannie Shen, Suh-Chen Hsiao, Hsin-Yi Hsiao, Claudine Isaacs, Vanessa B Sheppard, Judy Huei-Yu Wang

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Ellen R HuangDepartment of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Joshua LongcoyDepartment of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Jeannie ShenUCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Suh-Chen HsiaoUniversity of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hsin-Yi HsiaoDepartment of Social Work, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Claudine IsaacsDepartment of Oncology, Fisher Center for Hereditary Cancer and Clinical Genomics Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Vanessa B SheppardDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, Massey Cancer Center Office of Health Equity Disparities Research, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
Judy Huei-Yu WangDepartment of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. jw235@georgetown.edu.
Georgetown University Medical Center · USGeorgetown University · USTzu Chi University · TWUCLA Health · USUniversity of Southern California · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Tissue Culture Shared ResourceP30CA051008 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHEN W BYERS · 1990 to 2026
$71.5M
Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Keri R Maher · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
A RCT TO PROMOTE MAMMOGRAPHY ADHERENCE AMONG CHINESE IMMIGRANT WOMENR01CA142941 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, JUDY HUEI-YU · 2010 to 2014
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201000035CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201000035INCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NCI NIH HHS P30CA016059NCI NIH HHS P30 CA051008NCI NIH HHS P30CA051008NCI NIH HHS R01 CA142941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chinese immigrant cancer patients report suboptimal patient-provider communication, which increases the likelihood of decisional conflict and unsatisfactory treatment decision-making (TDM) outcomes (e.g., low satisfaction and perceived control over cancer care). This cross-sectional study explored whether (1) communication and decisional conflict factors associated with TDM outcomes differed between Chinese immigrant and non-Hispanic White breast cancer patients, and (2) the association between patient-provider communication and the outcomes were mediated by TDM factors, regardless of race. Ninety-eight breast cancer patients, diagnosed at stage I-III participated in cross-sectional survey interviews. TDM outcomes and possible predictors of the outcomes (e.g., patient-provider communication, decisional conflict, preference for who makes the treatment decision) were assessed. Linear regression and mediational testing were performed to examine associations among variables of interest. Of the 98, 85 were included for analysis. Chinese patients with limited English proficiency (n = 37) had poorer patient-provider communication, higher decisional conflict, and preferred providers to make decisions than non-Hispanic White patients (n = 48; all p < .05). They also had lower satisfaction with their TDM process after controlling for predictors (e.g., patient-provider communication) (p < .001). There were no significant racial differences in perceived control, controlling for covariates. Regardless of race, patients who reported quality patient-provider communication reported less decisional conflict. These patients also reported increased satisfaction and perceived control. The disparities Chinese immigrant cancer patients experienced in the TDM process may be related to their cultural communication style with providers. Facilitating Chinese patients' communication and partnership with providers may reduce decisional conflicts and increase their TDM outcomes.

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Breast NeoplasmsDecision MakingCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansRace FactorsWhiteChinese AmericansDecisional conflictPatient-provider communicationSatisfactionTreatment decision-making

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PMID34392497
PMCPMC9165569
OpenAlexW3194825134

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