"Reduced to nods and smiles": Experiences of professionals caring for people with cancer from black and ethnic minority groups

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-101

  Richardson, Alison ^a   Thomas, Veronica Nicky ^b   Richardson, Ann ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black and ethnic minorities; Cancer services; Communication; Professional views

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PREJUDICE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; TRANSLATING;

EID: 33645964909     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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