Positive cancer care in Peru: Patient and provider perspectives

Peruvian women experience high mortality from reproductive cancers, partially due to suboptimal cancer care utilization and experiences. In this qualitative study, we examined factors contributing to positive cancer care experiences. Our sample included 11 cancer patients and 27 cancer providers who...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2020-05, Vol.41 (5), p.510-523
Main Authors: Nevin, Paul E., Blas, Magaly, Bayer, Angela, Gutierrez, Marina Angelica Chiappe, Rao, Deepa, Molina, Yamilé
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cancer
Cancer Survivors - psychology
Empathy
Female
Focus Groups
Health Personnel - psychology
Humans
Infrastructure
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - ethnology
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Nursing
Patient Satisfaction - ethnology
Patient-Centered Care
Patients
Peru
Qualitative Research
Women
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Summary:Peruvian women experience high mortality from reproductive cancers, partially due to suboptimal cancer care utilization and experiences. In this qualitative study, we examined factors contributing to positive cancer care experiences. Our sample included 11 cancer patients and 27 cancer providers who attended the First International Cancer Symposium survivorship conference in Lima, Peru in 2015. We conducted thematic analysis. Emergent themes revealed that, for patients, individualized empathic care by providers was an important facilitator to positive cancer care experiences. For providers, the ability to provide such care depended on provider norms and facility infrastructure to support such patient-centered practices.
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2019.1608206