Family: The Bedrock of Support for American Indian Women Cancer Survivors

Catherine E. McKinley; Soonhee Roh; Yeon Shim Lee; Jessica Liddell

doi:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000263

Family: The Bedrock of Support for American Indian Women Cancer Survivors

Catherine E. McKinley, Soonhee Roh, Yeon Shim Lee, Jessica Liddell

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Cancer disparities among American Indian (AI) women are alarming, yet a dearth of research focuses on the role of family support for such women. The purpose of this research was to examine the composition of AI women cancer survivors' family support networks and the types of support that they provided. We used a qualitative descriptive methodology with 43 AI women cancer survivors and qualitative content analysis, which indicated that 38 participants (approximately 90%) reported that their families provided integral and varied forms of support, especially instrumental support throughout cancer experiences. Families were the bedrock of support for AI women cancer survivors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-254
Number of pages	9
Journal	Family and Community Health
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000263
State	Published - Jul 1 2020

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American Indian and Alaska Native
cancer survivors
culture and diversity
extended family
family support

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