title: Representation of expatriates among cancer patients in Kuwait and the need for culturally-competent care.
abstract: From 2000 to 2007, 11,793 cancer patients received treatment in Kuwait. Non-Kuwaitis accounted for 6,016 (51%) patients. They came from 68 countries, mainly from the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean (59%) and South-East Asian (20%) regions. The majority (69%) was from low- and low-middle income countries. Thirty-seven percent were from non-Arabic speaking countries. To provide culturally-competent care for expatriate patients, there is a need to explore the impact of their ethnic, sociocultural, economic, language diversity, and expatriation-related stressors on different aspects of cancer care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Salem H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alshemmari
authors.forename: Samar M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Refaat
authors.forename: Amani A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Elbasmi
authors.forename: Samy A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Alsirafy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D057193:Medical Tourism; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors