What culturally safe cancer care means to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation
Understanding what culturally safe care means to First Nations people is the first step to reimagining how healthcare can be conceived and operationalized. This study explored the meaning of culturally safe cancer care with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Canada, including community membe...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/11771801231168681 2024-10-06T13:48:44+00:00 What culturally safe cancer care means to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation Gifford, Wendy Dick, Peggy Larocque, Catherine Modanloo, Shokoufeh Wazni, Liquaa Awar, Zeina Al Benoit, Maggie 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11771801231168681 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/11771801231168681 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/11771801231168681 en eng SAGE Publications https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples volume 19, issue 2, page 387-397 ISSN 1177-1801 1174-1740 journal-article 2023 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801231168681 2024-09-24T04:12:25Z Understanding what culturally safe care means to First Nations people is the first step to reimagining how healthcare can be conceived and operationalized. This study explored the meaning of culturally safe cancer care with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Canada, including community members’ perceptions of barriers to receiving it. Two focus groups using journey mapping were held with cancer survivors and family members ( n = 16) and healthcare providers ( n = 12), followed by individual interviews ( n = 13). Discussions were video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Culturally safe cancer care encompassed: (a) family and community, (b) culture as healing, and (c) stories for sharing cultural teachings. Ongoing systemic racism was described as prevalent in cancer care today and a significant barrier to culturally safe care. Further research is needed for health system change to dismantle the systemic and structural factors that continue to make healthcare unsafe and harm Indigenous People. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations SAGE Publications Canada AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 19 2 387 397 |
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Understanding what culturally safe care means to First Nations people is the first step to reimagining how healthcare can be conceived and operationalized. This study explored the meaning of culturally safe cancer care with Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation in Canada, including community members’ perceptions of barriers to receiving it. Two focus groups using journey mapping were held with cancer survivors and family members ( n = 16) and healthcare providers ( n = 12), followed by individual interviews ( n = 13). Discussions were video-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Culturally safe cancer care encompassed: (a) family and community, (b) culture as healing, and (c) stories for sharing cultural teachings. Ongoing systemic racism was described as prevalent in cancer care today and a significant barrier to culturally safe care. Further research is needed for health system change to dismantle the systemic and structural factors that continue to make healthcare unsafe and harm Indigenous People. |
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