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ArticleAsian American journal of psychology2024

Healthcare Professionals' Views of Supportive Care Needs for Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans with Metastatic Cancer.

Jacqueline H J Kim, Kauser Ahmed, Sang-Hoon Ahn, Becky Nguyen, Peter Phung, Shirley Pan, Qian Lu, Marjorie Kagawa Singer, Annette L Stanton

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Article in Asian American journal of psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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9 authors.

Jacqueline H J KimDepartment of Medicine, University of California, Irvine.ORCID 0000-0002-4827-3927
Kauser AhmedDepartment of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Sang-Hoon AhnDepartment of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Becky NguyenVietnamese American Cancer Foundation.
Peter PhungDepartment of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Shirley PanChinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care.
Qian LuDepartment of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Marjorie Kagawa SingerDepartment of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles.
Annette L StantonDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Funding

UCLA Clinical Translational Science InstituteUL1TR001881 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ARLEEN F. BROWN, ARASH NAEIM · 2016 to 2026
$118.1M
Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic CancerR00CA246058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI KIM, JACQUELINE H. J. · 2022 to 2024
$839k
Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic CancerK99CA246058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI KIM, JACQUELINE H. J. · 2020 to 2021
$272k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001881NCI NIH HHS K99 CA246058NCI NIH HHS R00 CA246058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The supportive care needs of people with metastatic cancer, particularly Asian Americans, are understudied. Distinct psychosocial support needs may exist across ethnocultural groups with Confucian-heritage values and norms. Cultural factors may shape how adults approach their oncologic care. This qualitative study represents the perspectives of 15 experienced healthcare professionals about the supportive care needs of Chinese-, Korean-, and Vietnamese-heritage (CKV) adults with metastatic solid cancers. Reflexive thematic analysis was conducted with transcripts from three semi-structured focus groups and five parallel-format individual interviews. Inductive coding and iterative theme development resulted in four themes describing the types of needs (basic, care-related, mental health, relational trust) that should be met for CKV patients with metastatic cancer, which may fall through the gaps when the healthcare system and patient's differing cultural contexts collide. In conclusion, greater involvement of psychosocial care specialists with cultural expertise is essential to promote patients' and families' well-being, prevent care disparities, and better support the healthcare team. Systemic changes that increase workforce diversity, reduce language and insurance barriers, and allow healthcare professionals to build relational trust with patients, are needed to improve quality of life for CKV patients with metastatic cancer.

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Asian Americanhealthcare disparitymental healthmetastatic cancersupportive care

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PMID39430037
PMCPMC11487619

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