Cancer Worry Among Urban Dominican Women
A Qualitative Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19462115 |
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| Authors | Alsacia L Sepulveda-Pacsi (0000-0002-6631-5975, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, corresponding author), Grenny Hiraldo (0000-0002-5741-7785, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), Keville Frederickson (0000-0002-3341-9401, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 30-37 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043659616672062 |
| PMID | 27758840 |
| OpenAlex | W2528326821 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Background: Two thirds of respondents of a recent survey, primarily self-identified urban immigrant Dominican females, indicated that cancer was the health problem they worried about the most. Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a greater understanding of the cancer worry experienced by Dominican women. Design: Giorgi’s descriptive existential phenomenological framework and methodology guided the study. Setting: Washington Heights/Inwood community, New York City, New York. Participants: Thirty-eight urban Dominican immigrant women were included in the study. Method: Data were gathered using focus group interviews. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim from Spanish to English. The transcripts were analyzed using Giorgi’s existential phenomenological data analysis process. Findings: Four essences unfolded: Cancer as Destiny, Faith, Influential Relationships, and Knowledge Acquisition. Conclusion: New knowledge was generated on the contextual factors that influence cancer worry among a major Hispanic subgroup. Implications for nursing research and practice are described
Anxiety · Existentialism · Focus group · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Worry · Cancer survivorship and care · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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