Reducing disparity in outcomes for immigrants with cancer: A qualitative assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally targeted telephone-based supportive care intervention

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2297-2301

  Shaw, Joanne ^a,b   Butow, Phyllis ^a,c   Sze, Ming ^c   Young, Jane ^a,b   Goldstein, David ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cultural sensitivity; Focus groups; Migrants; Supportive care interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEPSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84879963882     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1786-7     Document Type: Article

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