Quality improvement for symptom control in underserved Chinese American cancer patients

Pain in Underserved Community-Dwelling Chinese American Cancer Patients: Demographic and Medical Correlates

“…In a similar way, family-related influences, including concerns about opioid therapy, have been shown to affect reports of pain outcomes [64]. Additional research is needed to elucidate the impact of these and other factors [65]. Clinically, the finding that pain experience correlates with linguistic acculturation underscores the need for culturally relevant pain assessment and treatment approaches that are tailored to the unique needs of specific immigrant subgroups.…”

“…These limitations should be balanced against respondent burden and the strengths of the study, which include the prospective design, the selection of pain correlates guided by the empirical literature, the large number of poorly acculturated patients from an economically disadvantaged area, and the inclusion of a com-munity-and practice-based clinical sample that was evaluated using a comprehensive, face-to-face pain interview by a Chinese-speaking interviewer. The study provides new information from a population that has been challenging to study and suggests important avenues for further research and quality improvement activities [65].…”