Cancer-Related Information Seeking and Scanning Behavior of Older Vietnamese Immigrants

Nguyêñ, Giang T.; Shungu, Nicholas; Niederdeppe, Jeff; Barg, Frances K.; Holmes, John H.; Armstrong, Katrina; Hornik, Robert

doi:10.1080/10810730.2010.514034

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“…The literature has shown the strong influence of social networks on Vietnamese patients’ decision to be screened for CRC [41, 36]. Our study is consistent with Walsh et al’s findings that those who knew someone with CRC were more likely to be screened [50].…”

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Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans: A Qualitative Analysis

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Background Vietnamese Americans are the fourth largest Asian ethnic group in the United States. Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks as one of the most common cancers in Vietnamese Americans. However, CRC screening rates remain low among Vietnamese Americans, with 40% of women and 60% of men reporting never having a sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or Fecal Occult Blood Test. Methods We partnered with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Seattle, Washington, to conduct focus groups as part of a process evaluation. Using interpreters, we recruited and conducted three focus groups comprised of 6 women screened for CRC, 6 women not screened for CRC, and 7 men screened for CRC, which made up a total of 19 FQHC patients of Vietnamese descent between 50 and 79 years old. Three team members analyzed transcripts using open coding and axial coding. Major themes were categorized into barriers and facilitators to CRC screening. Results Barriers include lack of health problems, having comorbidities, challenges with medical terminology, and concerns with the colonoscopy. Participants singled out the risk of perforation as a fear they have towards colonoscopy procedures. Facilitators include knowledge about CRC and CRC screening, access to sources of information and social networks, and physician recommendation. Conclusion Our focus groups elicited information that adds to the literature and has not been previously captured through published surveys. Findings from this study can be used to develop more culturally appropriate CRC screening interventions and improve upon existing CRC screening programs for the Vietnamese American population.

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Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans: A Qualitative Analysis

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“…Qualitative approaches may be particularly useful to further our understanding on these matters. For example, Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants with LEP have been found to have unique health care quality concerns and distinct health-information-seeking patterns that impact their health behaviors (Ngo-Metzger et al, 2003; Nguyen et al, 2010; Woodall et al, 2006). …”

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Low Health Literacy, Limited English Proficiency, and Health Status in Asians, Latinos, and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in California

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Braun

2012

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We estimated health status by low health literacy and limited-English proficiency alone and in combination for Latinos, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Whites in a population-based sample: 48,427 adults from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey, including 3,715 with limited-English proficiency, were studied. Multivariate logistic models examined self-reported health by health literacy and English proficiency in the full sample and racial/ethnic subgroups. Overall, 44.9% with limited-English proficiency reported low health literacy versus 13.8% of English speakers. Among the limited-English proficient, Chinese respondents had the highest prevalence of low health literacy (68.3%), followed by Latinos (45.3%), Koreans (35.6%), Vietnamese (29.7%), and Whites (18.8%). In the full sample, respondents with both limited-English proficiency/low health literacy reported the highest prevalence of poor health (45.1%), followed by limited-English proficiency-only (41.1%), low health literacy-only (22.2%), and neither (13.8%), a hierarchy that remained significant in multivariate models. However, sub-analyses revealed limited-English proficient Latinos, Vietnamese, and Whites had equal or greater odds of poor health compared with low health literate/limited-English proficient respondents. Individuals with both limited-English proficiency and low health literacy are at high risk for poor health. Limited-English proficiency may carry greater health risk than low health literacy, though important racial/ethnic variations exist.

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“…Previous research on health information sources has examined cancer information seeking behaviors of AAs, specifically among East Asian women (Nguyen, Shungu, et al, 2010; Oh et al, 2011; Todd & Hoffman-Goetz, 2011; Yi & Zahn, 2010), but little information exists on behaviors of other AA subgroups or different diseases or health issues relevant to AAs, such as hepatitis B or diabetes.…”

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Sources of Health Information Among Select Asian American Immigrant Groups in New York City

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Patel

Wyatt

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Health information can potentially mitigate adverse health outcomes among ethnic minority populations, but little research has examined how minorities access health information. The aim of this study was to examine variations in the use of health information sources among Asian American (AA) subgroups and to identify differences in characteristics associated with the use of these sources. We analyzed data from a foreign-born community sample of 219 Asian Indians, 216 Bangladeshis, 484 Chinese, and 464 Koreans living in New York City. Results found that use of health information sources varied by AA subgroup. Print media source use, which included newspapers, magazines and/or journals, was highest among Chinese (84%), Koreans (75%), and Bangladeshis (80%), while radio was most utilized by Chinese (48%) and Koreans (38%). Television utilization was highest among Bangladeshis (74%) and Koreans (64%). Koreans (52%) and Chinese (40%) were most likely to use the Internet to access health information. Radio use was best explained by older age and longer time lived in the US, while print media was more utilized by older individuals. Results also highlighted differences in native language versus non-native language media sources for health information by subgroup. Media sources can be used as a vehicle to disseminate health information among AAs.

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Cancer-Related Information Seeking and Scanning Behavior of Older Vietnamese Immigrants

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans: A Qualitative Analysis

Barriers and Facilitators to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Vietnamese Americans: A Qualitative Analysis

Low Health Literacy, Limited English Proficiency, and Health Status in Asians, Latinos, and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in California

Sources of Health Information Among Select Asian American Immigrant Groups in New York City

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