Spiritual resources of Chinese immigrants with breast cancer in the USA

Chiu, Li Hsuan

doi:10.1016/s0020-7489(00)00036-5

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“…God was the ultimate support, and determined the outcome of the disease. Chiu [50] interviewed 15 breast cancer survivors from Hong Kong, China, or Taiwan. She found that the women gained spiritual strength from their families, their religious traditions (Confucianism, Chinese Buddhism, and Christianity), alternative therapies, meditation, art, literature and Chinese support groups.…”

Section: The Important and Understudied Role Of Ethnicity In Cancer Amentioning

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Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors

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Section: The Important and Understudied Role Of Ethnicity In Cancer Amentioning

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Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors

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“…Those that provided a definition, were empirically based, or contributed to the theoretical, conceptual understanding of the concept were included in the review (e.g. Carroll, 2001;Chui, 2001;Shirahama & Inoue, 2001;Coyle, 2002;Tanyi, 2002). The search, also brought to light several studies investigating spirituality that had used a similar research design namely grounded theory (Harrison & Burnard, 1993;Burkhardt, 1994;Walton, 1997;Thomas & Retsas, 1999).…”

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Meaning of spirituality: implications for nursing practice

McSherry¹,

Cash²,

Ross³

2004

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…This is likely due, in part, to a lack of interventions that address and incorporate minorities’ “social environments,” the importance of which is described by Guidry et al [11]. There are limited data on the impact of Chinese support groups on psychosocial outcomes and quality of life [30,31]. Chinese patients, for whom ‘losing face’ may include loss of self-control in public, may find support groups with an educational focus especially useful in providing a safe distraction for emotional expression [32].…”

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Identifying the informational and psychosocial needs of Chinese immigrant cancer patients: a focus group study

Leng

Lee

Sarpel

et al. 2012

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Purpose The Chinese immigrant community faces multiple barriers to quality cancer care and cancer survivorship. Psychosocial interventions can positively impact quality of life, anxiety, and distress in cancer patients. In this study, we explored the informational and psychosocial needs of Chinese cancer patients to inform development of culturally targeted support and survivorship interventions. Methods We conducted four focus groups with a total of 28 Chinese cancer patients to elucidate their cancer informational and psychosocial needs. The groups were conducted using standard methodology, and guided by community-based participatory research principles. Sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. The research team conducted the analysis. Results Frequently occurring themes included: 1) need for accurate information on cancer and treatment options, 2) the role of language barriers in accessing cancer care, 3) the role of food in cancer and the need for nutritional information, and 4) the role of Chinese medicine in cancer treatment. Participants expressed significant dissatisfaction with the amount, reliability, and/or comprehensibility of available information. Conclusions Support groups and programs should be developed to address participants’ needs for more information on cancer and its treatment. Programs should educate and empower patients on how to find further Chinese language information and resources, and effectively communicate their questions and needs to providers in an interpreted encounter. System-level approaches should be implemented to ensure provision of interpretation services. Additionally, programs should incorporate the unique cultural needs of this population related to food/nutrition and Chinese medicine.

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Spiritual resources of Chinese immigrants with breast cancer in the USA

Cited by 44 publications

References 15 publications

Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors

Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors

Meaning of spirituality: implications for nursing practice

Identifying the informational and psychosocial needs of Chinese immigrant cancer patients: a focus group study

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