Acculturation and the cancer pain experience.
OBJECTIVE
Using a feminist perspective, the relationship between acculturation and cancer pain experience was explored.


METHODS
This was a cross-sectional, correlational Internet study among 104 Hispanic and 114 Asian cancer patients. The instruments included both unidimensional and multidimensional cancer pain measures.


RESULTS
There were significant differences in cancer pain scores by country of birth. Yet there was no significant association of acculturation to cancer pain scores.


CONCLUSIONS
This study indicated inconsistent findings.


CONCLUSIONS
To provide directions for adequate cancer pain management, further studies with a larger number of diverse groups of immigrant cancer patients are needed.
University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA. eim@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Eun-Ok
EO
Im
Tsung-Han
TH
Ho
Adama
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Brown
Wonshik
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Chee
D000069:Acculturation; D001213:Asian; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States