Ochoa-Dominguez, CY;
Garrett, E;
Navarro, S;
Toledo, G;
Rodriguez, C;
Iyawe-Parsons, A;
Farias, AJ;
(2023)
Health care experiences of Black cancer survivors: A qualitative study exploring drivers of low and high Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems global ratings of care.
Cancer
10.1002/cncr.34943.
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Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of Black patients with cancer in health care by comparing drivers of high and low ratings. / Methods: Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 Black patients with cancer recruited from cancer survivorship support groups and Facebook between May 2019 and March 2020. Interviews were coded across all transcripts by using a thematic analysis approach before comparing low- and high-rating groups. / Results: There were three major themes that influenced whether patients rated their care as low or high, which included the patient–provider relationship, health care staff interactions, and cancer care coordination. For example, the high-rating group described good communication with the health care team as physicians listening to their needs, being responsive to their concerns, and providing recommendations on how to address side effects. In contrast, the low-rating group described poor communication with their health care team as their needs being dismissed and being excluded from decision-making processes. Additionally, there were two distinct themes that influenced patients’ low ratings: insurance and financial toxicity issues and experiences of health care discrimination. / Conclusions: In an effort to promote equitable cancer care experiences for Black patients, it is important that health systems work to prioritize patient interactions with health care providers and staff, comprehensive care management for patients with cancer, and reductions in the financial burden of caring for cancer.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Health care experiences of Black cancer survivors: A qualitative study exploring drivers of low and high Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems global ratings of care |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/cncr.34943 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34943 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Cancer Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
| Keywords: | cancer survivorship, health care experiences, qualitative |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Inst of Clinical Trials and Methodology > MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10174048 |
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