改善黑人和南亚妇女的治疗教育
Apini Patel1, Luke Steventon2, Jurga McLean3
1Pharmacy Department, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
概括
实践者需要更好的文化意识和资源来支持少数民族癌症患者. 改善沟通和提供特定不良事件信息是减少健康差异的关键.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 在医疗保健中的文化能力.
背景情况:
- 少数民族的癌症患者由于护理的准入和质量而经历了健康结果的差异.
- 对癌症治疗的患者教育对于最小化伤害和最大化益处至关重要.
- 医疗保健从业人员之间文化意识的差距可能会加剧这些差异.
研究的目的:
- 评估少数民族癌症患者教育从业人员的文化意识差距.
- 专注于接受癌症治疗的黑人和南亚妇女的经历.
- 确定患者教育和从业人员支持的改进领域.
主要方法:
- 一种混合方法的方法,将问卷和重点小组结合起来.
- 问卷评估了从业人员的意识,知识和与不同患者群体的联系.
- 焦点小组收集了接受全身抗癌疗法 (SACT) 的患者的见解.
主要成果:
- 实践者 (主要是药剂师) 报告说,对于少数民族患者来说,资源不足.
- 语言障碍被认为是患者教育的一个重大挑战.
- 患者强调需要更清晰的语言和更具体的关于不良事件的信息.
结论:
- 提高从业人员的沟通技巧至关重要.
- 应优先考虑改善对不良事件的管理.
- 需要有针对性的教育策略来解决少数民族癌症患者的具体问题.
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