A comparison of social functioning among black and white women with breast cancer.
Results of a comparative study of interviews with 102 women (61 white, 41 black) who were treated for breast cancer suggest that black women have more difficulty in social functioning, especially the resumption of household activities. Implications for social work practice are discussed.
Bourjolly
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School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6214, USA.
Kerson
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Nuamah
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*