TY - JOUR
T1 - Breast and cervical cancer screening practices and interventions among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans
AU - Lee-Lin, Frances
AU - Menon, Usha
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Purpose/Objectives: To review research on breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans. Data Sources: MEDLINE® and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases. Data Synthesis: Of the 28 studies reviewed, 19 (68%) were descriptive and 9 (32%) were interventions. Instruments were developed or translated into the native language. Inconsistent operational definitions for positive facilitators and negative barriers made comparisons across studies difficult. Conclusions: Research about breast and cervical cancer screening is limited in these groups. All of the studies reviewed indicated low adherence to cancer screening guidelines. Some interventions showed promising results. Poor awareness about cancer was reported; positive facilitators and negative barriers were identified. Implications for Nursing: The rapidly increasing number of Asian Americans in the United States underscores the need for further research in this area. Future studies should focus on each population as a disaggregated subgroup. Cancer control interventions should be culturally competent.
AB - Purpose/Objectives: To review research on breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans. Data Sources: MEDLINE® and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases. Data Synthesis: Of the 28 studies reviewed, 19 (68%) were descriptive and 9 (32%) were interventions. Instruments were developed or translated into the native language. Inconsistent operational definitions for positive facilitators and negative barriers made comparisons across studies difficult. Conclusions: Research about breast and cervical cancer screening is limited in these groups. All of the studies reviewed indicated low adherence to cancer screening guidelines. Some interventions showed promising results. Poor awareness about cancer was reported; positive facilitators and negative barriers were identified. Implications for Nursing: The rapidly increasing number of Asian Americans in the United States underscores the need for further research in this area. Future studies should focus on each population as a disaggregated subgroup. Cancer control interventions should be culturally competent.
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U2 - 10.1188/05.ONF.995-1003
DO - 10.1188/05.ONF.995-1003
M3 - Article
C2 - 16136197
AN - SCOPUS:33745366946
SN - 0190-535X
VL - 32
SP - 995
EP - 1003
JO - Oncology nursing forum
JF - Oncology nursing forum
IS - 5
ER -