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Cancer services and their initiatives to improve the care of Indigenous Australians.

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor E.V.
dc.contributor.authorHaigh M.M.
dc.contributor.authorShahid S.
dc.contributor.authorGarvey G.
dc.contributor.authorCunningham J.
dc.contributor.authorThompson S.C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-19T05:29:46Z
dc.date.available2024-11-19T05:29:46Z
dc.date.copyright2018
dc.date.issued2018-04-18en
dc.description.abstractIndigenous Australians continue to experience significantly poorer outcomes from cancer than non-Indigenous Australians. Despite the importance of culturally appropriate cancer services in improving outcomes, there is a lack of awareness of current programs and initiatives that are aimed at meeting the needs of Indigenous patients. Telephone interviews were used to identify and describe the Indigenous-specific programs and initiatives that are implemented in a subset of the services that participated in a larger national online survey of cancer treatment services. Fourteen services located across Australia participated in the interviews. Participants identified a number of factors that were seen as critical to delivering culturally appropriate treatment and support, including having a trained workforce with effective cross-cultural communication skills, providing best practice care, and improving the knowledge, attitudes, and understanding of cancer by Indigenous people. However, over a third of participants were not sure how their service compared with others, indicating that they were not aware of how other services are doing in this field. There are currently many Indigenous-specific programs and initiatives that are aimed at providing culturally appropriate treatment and supporting Indigenous people affected by cancer across Australia. However, details of these initiatives are not widely known and barriers to information sharing exist. Further research in this area is needed to evaluate programs and initiatives and showcase the effective approaches to Indigenous cancer care.Copyright © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.description.grantNo: #1041111 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: #1105399 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: APP1037386 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: SRP 13-01 Organisation: Cancer Council NSW Organisation No: 501100001102 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantThe authors acknowledge the ongoing support of the Lowitja Institute, Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.15(4), 2018.
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040717
dc.identifier.institution(Taylor, Haigh, Shahid, Thompson) Western Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, 167 Fitzgerald Street, Geraldton, WA 6530, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Shahid) Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University, Kent Street, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Garvey, Cunningham) Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0811, Australia
dc.identifier.pubmedid29641441 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=29641441]
dc.identifier.urihttps://lowitja.intersearch.com.au/handle/1/519
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.subject.keywordsCancer
dc.titleCancer services and their initiatives to improve the care of Indigenous Australians.
dc.typeArticle

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