Indigenous Australians' Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review

Saira Sanjida; Gail Garvey; James Ward; Roxanne Bainbridge; Anthony Shakeshaft; Stephanie Hadikusumo; Carmel Nelson; Prabasha Thilakaratne; Xiang-Yu Hou

doi:10.3390/ijerph192416947

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Indigenous Australians' Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review

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Indigenous Australians' Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review

Saira Sanjida, Gail Garvey, James Ward, Roxanne Bainbridge, Anthony Shakeshaft, Stephanie Hadikusumo, Carmel Nelson, Prabasha Thilakaratne and Xiang-Yu Hou

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.19(24), pp.1-13

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416947

PMID: 36554828

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Abstract

transitional care

hospital care

primary healthcare

healthcare service

cultural safety

health communication

patients’ experiences

cancer care

aboriginal

indigenous people

To provide the latest evidence for future research and practice, this study critically reviewed Indigenous peoples' cancer care experiences in the Australian healthcare system from the patient's point of view. After searching PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus databases, twenty-three qualitative studies were included in this review. The inductive approach was used for analysing qualitative data on cancer care experience in primary, tertiary and transitional care between systems. Three main themes were found in healthcare services from Indigenous cancer care experiences: communication, cultural safety, and access to services. Communication was an important theme for all healthcare systems, including language and literacy, understanding of cancer care pathways and hospital environment, and lack of information. Cultural safety was related to trust in the system, privacy, and racism. Access to health services was the main concern in transitional care between healthcare systems. While some challenges will need long-term and collective efforts, such as institutional racism as a downstream effect of colonisation, cultural training for healthcare providers and increasing the volume of the Indigenous workforce, such as Indigenous Liaison Officers or Indigenous Care Coordinators, could effectively address this inequity issue for Indigenous people with cancer in Australia in a timely manner.

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Title: Indigenous Australians' Experiences of Cancer Care: A Narrative Literature Review
Authors: Saira Sanjida - The University of Queensland
Gail Garvey - The University of Queensland
James Ward - The University of Queensland
Roxanne Bainbridge - The University of Queensland
Anthony Shakeshaft - The University of Queensland
Stephanie Hadikusumo - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Carmel Nelson - Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
Prabasha Thilakaratne - The University of Queensland
Xiang-Yu Hou (Corresponding Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.19(24), pp.1-13
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416947
ISSN: 1660-4601
PMID: 36554828
Copyright note: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Data Availability: Data is available upon reasonable request.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991241460502621
Output Type: Journal article

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