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Acculturation and the Cancer Pain Experience

University of Texas at Austin, eim{at}mail.nur.utexas.edu

Tsung-Han Ho, MA

University of Texas at Austin

Adama Brown, PhD

University of Texas at Austin

Wonshik Chee, PhD

University of Texas at Austin

Purpose: Using a feminist perspective, the relationship between acculturation and cancer pain experience was explored. Design: This was a cross-sectional, correlational Internet study among 104 Hispanic and 114 Asian cancer patients. The instruments included both unidimensional and multidimensional cancer pain measures. Findings: There were significant differences in cancer pain scores by country of birth. Yet there was no significant association of acculturation to cancer pain scores. Discussion and Conclusions: This study indicated inconsistent findings. Implications for Practice: To provide directions for adequate cancer pain management, further studies with a larger number of diverse groups of immigrant cancer patients are needed.

Key Words: acculturation • cancer pain • Asian • Hispanic

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 4, 358-370 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609334932


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