The resilience of indigenous women of the U.S. who experience cancer: transcending adversity

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

doi:10.1080/15313204.2019.1628680

The resilience of indigenous women of the U.S. who experience cancer: transcending adversity

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

School of Social Work

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Abstract

Almost no research specifically explores resilience among Indigenous women of the U.S. who experience cancer. A qualitative descriptive study included a sample of 43 Indigenous women from the Northern Plains region of the U.S. Almost 90% (88%, n = 37) of participants indicated personal growth in response to having cancer, indicating they valued relationships (n = 3), had a stronger faith (n = 5), were grateful and living in moment (n = 21), became more healthy (n = 5), and helped others (n = 6) in response to their cancer experience. Results indicate that factors that promote and facilitate resilience are critical for culturally responsive practice with Indigenous women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-213
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2019.1628680
State	Published - 2021

Funding

This work was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [K12HD043451]; National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities [U54MD008164]; Supported in part by U54 GM104940 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, which funds the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center [L60 MD009772].

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U54MD008164, U54 GM104940
K12HD043451
L60 MD009772

Keywords

American Indian or Native American
Indigenous
cancer
qualitative research
quality of life
resilience

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