South Asian immigrant women's experiences respect in cancer settings : South Asian Immigrant Women s Perceptions of Respect within Health Professional Client Relationships While Journeying through Can

ISBN-13: 9783639144581 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 312 str.

Savitri Singh-Carlson

Opis

The purpose of this focused ethnographic inquiry wasto examine South Asian immigrant women s experiencesand perceptions of respect within healthprofessional client relationships. Eleven women whocame to an outpatient clinic for cancer-relatedtreatments were interviewed. A recent immigrantpopulation increase in Canada presents challenges tothe provision of health care for people living withlife-threatening illnesses such as cancer. Language,cultural values, and beliefs, along with underlyingsocietal, individual, and institutional factors thatcoexist with health professionals ability to createrespect, were some of the dimensions that influencedhow immigrant women experienced respect. The need tobe respected for my social identity as an immigrantwoman with cancer was woven throughout women sstories, illustrated by their personal experiencesand perspectives.

O autorze

Savitri is a South Asian woman who loves teaching, nursing and
research. Her passion for research in cancer care for vulnerable
populations came from the loss of her mother who died at 49 of
breast cancer. There are those who are caught between cultures
and cannot voice their suffering because no one can understand
them - for them you give respect.