TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic experience of cancer
T2 - A qualitative study of chinese-australians in Brisbane, Queensland
AU - Lui, Chi Wai
AU - Ip, David
AU - Chui, Wing Hong
N1 - Funding Information:
Received November 6, 2006; accepted May 28, 2008. The authors thank Queensland Cancer Fund for providing them with financial support for this study and the comments from two anonymous reviewers on the earlier draft of this article. Address correspondence to Wing Hong Chui, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - This article reports on the findings of a recent study of cancer experiences of members in the Chinese community in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. Results of the study have shown that the belief in fate and luck, as well as stoicism about cancer, is very common among cancer patients and their family members. Their general strategy for coping with cancer is often passive. Families play the most important role in determining the strategy for helping the cancer patients in coping with the illness. Most prefer to keep the illness secret and private within the family. Implications of the findings from this study will be discussed for the development of culturally appropriate programs for cancer prevention and treatment for the Chinese community.
AB - This article reports on the findings of a recent study of cancer experiences of members in the Chinese community in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. Results of the study have shown that the belief in fate and luck, as well as stoicism about cancer, is very common among cancer patients and their family members. Their general strategy for coping with cancer is often passive. Families play the most important role in determining the strategy for helping the cancer patients in coping with the illness. Most prefer to keep the illness secret and private within the family. Implications of the findings from this study will be discussed for the development of culturally appropriate programs for cancer prevention and treatment for the Chinese community.
KW - Attitudes to cancer
KW - Chinese-Australians
KW - Service delivery
KW - Social stigma
KW - Support systems
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U2 - 10.1080/00981380802440403
DO - 10.1080/00981380802440403
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19197764
AN - SCOPUS:61449104728
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 48
SP - 14
EP - 37
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 1
ER -
