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Health service provider responses to indigenous peoples with cancer: An integrative review
Author(s) -
Kidd Jacquie,
Raphael Deborah,
Cassim Shemana,
Black Stella,
Blundell Rawiri,
Egan Richard
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ecc.12975
Subject(s) - indigenous , medicine , psychological intervention , cancer , population , health care , service (business) , service delivery framework , health services , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , economic growth , ecology , economy , economics , biology
Indigenous populations around the world have a higher burden of cancer incidence, severity and mortality. This integrative review aims to identify and appraise the evidence of health providers’ responses to the issue of indigenous peoples with cancer. A surprisingly small number of studies were found ( n = 9) that reported on programmes and interventions for indigenous people with cancer, the majority of which were from the USA. Our review shows that a service delivery approach that is focused on the indigenous population and includes culturally appropriate activities, resources and environments resulted in an increase in cancer knowledge, reduction in treatment interruption, improved access to cancer care and enrolment in clinical cancer trials, and increased satisfaction with health care. However, the question of why there are so few published studies needs further consideration.