Cancer Survivors in Saint Lucia Deeply Value Social Support: Considerations for Cancer Control in Under-Resourced Communities.

Autor:	Auguste A; Vaughan Arthur Lewis Institute for Research and Innovation (VALIRI), Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Morne Fortune, Castries LC06 101, Saint Lucia., Cox S; Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail)-UMR_S 1085, 97100 Pointe-à-Pitre, France.; Faculté de Médecine, Campus de Fouillole, Université des Antilles, 97157 Pointe-à-Pitre, France., Oliver JS; Capstone College of Nursing, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA., Phillip D; Faces of Cancer Saint Lucia, Tapion Ridge, Castries LC04 201, Saint Lucia., Gabriel O; Department of Oncology, Owen King European Union Hospital, Millenium Highway, Castries LC04 201, Saint Lucia.; Caribbean Association for Oncology and Hematology, Belmont, Port of Spain 150123, Trinidad and Tobago., Catherine JS; Vaughan Arthur Lewis Institute for Research and Innovation (VALIRI), Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Morne Fortune, Castries LC06 101, Saint Lucia., Radix C; Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission-Franck Johnson Avenue, Morne Fortune, Castries LC06 101, Saint Lucia., Luce D; Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail)-UMR_S 1085, 97100 Pointe-à-Pitre, France., Barul C; Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail)-UMR_S 1085, 97100 Pointe-à-Pitre, France.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2022 May 27; Vol. 19 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 27.
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19116531
Abstrakt:	Understanding the views of cancer survivors on their experience is important for informing community-based interventions. We studied, for the first time, the views of cancer survivors residing in Saint Lucia on their overall care experience. We used interview data from a cohort of adult cancer survivors from Saint Lucia between 2019 and 2020. We performed a thematic analysis to derive themes from codes. Forty-four survivors provided responses to at least one of the three questions. The majority of survivors were black, female and diagnosed with breast cancer. Survivors were interviewed on average five years after diagnosis. Four common themes emerged; "Availability of support groups", "Importance of support from family and friends", "Access to finances" and "Health education and patient navigation". Travel overseas for health services was common among survivors. Survivors expressed emotional distress during travel due to isolation from family and local providers. This is typical among island populations and is distinct from existing patient frameworks. Survivors also suggested that networking amongst providers and interventions assisted families of cancer survivors. Although tertiary care services are limited, we showed that survivors deeply value and depend on their inter-personal relationships during care. Interventions aimed at strengthening the inter-personal environment of survivors are warranted.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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