Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting
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description: Cancer is considered as a chronic disease which requires high-quality, long-term, post-treatment care (Drayton, et. al., 2012; Phillips & Currow, 2010). However, long-term survivorship care has become a growing healthcare burden requiring numerous resources including psychosocial support, late and long-term side effects monitoring, follow-up care to screen cancer progression, recurrence or newly developed or secondary cancers (Howell, et. al., 2011; McCorkle, 2011; Morgan, 2009). Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in the world and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); yet there is little known about breast cancer survivors’ psychosocial concerns in the UAE. Research shows that meeting the full range of psychosocial needs significantly contributes to survivor’s wellbeing and potentially elevates the quality of the patient’s life (Holland & Reznik, 2005; Institute of Medicine, 2008; Culbertson, et. al., 2020). Thus, it is important to understand and meet the needs of the country’s diverse population to help cancer patients deal with the range of psychosocial issues they may experience. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial concerns of breast cancer survivors in a hospital setting in the UAE and the association with cultural factors related to two groups: Emiratis and expatriates. A two-phase mixed methods study was conducted involving a cross-sectional quantitative survey to examine survivors’ concerns and semi-structured interviews to develop an in-depth understanding of their needs. Among 205 breast cancer survivors who completed Phase One, twenty six percent were Emiratis and eighty seven percent were expatriates with the mean age of 49 years (both groups). Sixty percent of participants were diagnosed in 2018 or after that period. Around seventy four percent of survivors had regional stage disease and thirty eight percent of survivors had multimodality treatment. Fifty nine percent were on treatment whereas forty one percent had their treatm…
abstract: Cancer is considered as a chronic disease which requires high-quality, long-term, post-treatment care (Drayton, et. al., 2012; Phillips & Currow, 2010). However, long-term survivorship care has become a growing healthcare burden requiring numerous resources including psychosocial support, late and long-term side effects monitoring, follow-up care to screen cancer progression, recurrence or newly developed or secondary cancers (Howell, et. al., 2011; McCorkle, 2011; Morgan, 2009). Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in the world and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); yet there is little known about breast cancer survivors’ psychosocial concerns in the UAE. Research shows that meeting the full range of psychosocial needs significantly contributes to survivor’s wellbeing and potentially elevates the quality of the patient’s life (Holland & Reznik, 2005; Institute of Medicine, 2008; Culbertson, et. al., 2020). Thus, it is important to understand and meet the needs of the country’s diverse population to help cancer patients deal with the range of psychosocial issues they may experience. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial concerns of breast cancer survivors in a hospital setting in the UAE and the association with cultural factors related to two groups: Emiratis and expatriates. A two-phase mixed methods study was conducted involving a cross-sectional quantitative survey to examine survivors’ concerns and semi-structured interviews to develop an in-depth understanding of their needs. Among 205 breast cancer survivors who completed Phase One, twenty six percent were Emiratis and eighty seven percent were expatriates with the mean age of 49 years (both groups). Sixty percent of participants were diagnosed in 2018 or after that period. Around seventy four percent of survivors had regional stage disease and thirty eight percent of survivors had multimodality treatment. Fifty nine percent were on treatment whereas forty one percent had their treatm…
author: Aamir, M
language: en
date published: 2022
date modified: 2026-07-24T04:26:03Z
provider: U. of Salford
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: U. of Salford