Navigating migration and cancer in Asia: A narrative analysis of stories told by Filipino migrant domestic workers with breast cancer
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This study explores how 15 Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Hong Kong narrated their breast cancer experiences. Their stories reveal evolving identities shaped by illness, migration, and social interactions.
Area Of Science
- Medical Sociology
- Migration Studies
- Oncology Nursing
Background
- Breast cancer diagnosis presents significant challenges for migrant domestic workers (MDWs).
- Understanding the lived experiences of MDWs with cancer is crucial for culturally sensitive care.
- Identity negotiation is a key aspect of adapting to serious illness within migration contexts.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the narratives of Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs) diagnosed with breast cancer in Hong Kong.
- To explore how MDWs construct and perform multiple, changing identities while integrating a cancer diagnosis into their lives.
- To understand the role of language, communication, and social interaction in shaping cancer experiences and identity.
Main Methods
- Qualitative narrative analysis of interview data from 15 Filipino migrant domestic workers (MDWs).
- Application of a social constructionist framework to understand identity as performed and fluid.
- Examination of how MDWs communicate and navigate their experiences across different social and spatial contexts.
Main Results
- MDWs' narratives reveal complex and shifting identities shaped by breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- The process of incorporating serious illness into their lives as MDWs involves active identity work.
- Communication and social interactions are central to how MDWs manage their cancer experiences and identities.
Conclusions
- Migrant domestic workers (MDWs) possess dynamic and multifaceted identities that are performed and negotiated, especially when facing serious illness.
- Healthcare providers and support systems should acknowledge the fluid nature of identity for MDWs with cancer.
- Further research should explore interventions supporting MDWs' identity and well-being during cancer survivorship.
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