What Is the Evidence Globally for Culturally Safe Strategies to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Women in High Income Countries? A Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Search Strategy
2.4. Study Selection Process
2.5. Community Engagement Assessment
2.6. Thematic Analysis
2.7. Data Extraction and Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. Community Engagement Tool
3.2. Thematic Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. The Importance of Community Engagement
4.2. Themes Emerging in the Literature
Culture Making a Difference
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Title | Authors | Reference | Numbers | Methods | Location |
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A breast and cervical cancer project in a native Hawaiian community: Wai’anae cancer research project | Banner, R.O. | [24] | 1260 | Baseline telephone survey | Hawaii, USA |
DeCambra, H. | |||||
Enos, R. | |||||
Gotay, C. | |||||
Hammond, O.W. | |||||
Hedlung, N. | |||||
Issell, B.F. | |||||
Matsunaga, D.S. | |||||
Tsark, J.A. | |||||
Talking circles: Northern Plains tribes American Indian women’s views of cancer as a health issue | Becker, S.A. | [25] | 28 | Talking Circle and focus group methodology, combined with Affonso’s Focus Groups Analytic Schema. | South Dakota, USA |
Affonso, D.D. | |||||
Beard, M.B.H. | |||||
Impact of a community-based breast cancer screening program on Hopi women | Brown, S.R. | [26] | 250 | Community meetings, focus groups, and researchers jointly developed a culturally appropriate survey instrument. | Arizona, USA |
Nuno, T. | |||||
Joshweseoma, L. | |||||
Begay, R.C. | |||||
Goodluck, C. | |||||
Harris, R.B. | |||||
Brown, S.R. | |||||
Nuno, T. | |||||
Joshweseoma, L. | |||||
Begay, R.C. | |||||
Goodluck, C. | |||||
Harris, R.B. | |||||
American Indian Community Leader and Provider Views of Needs and Barriers to Mammography | Daley, C. | [27] | 30 totals (n = 13 community leaders; n = 17 health providers) | Interviews | Kansas, USA |
Filippi, M. | |||||
James, A. | |||||
Weir, M. | |||||
Braiuca, S. | |||||
Kaur, B. | |||||
Choi, W. | |||||
Greiner, K. | |||||
Breast cancer screening beliefs and behaviors among American Indian women in Kansas and Missouri: a qualitative inquiry | Daley, C.M. | [28] | 84 | Focus groups | Kansas and Missouri, USA |
Kraemer-Diaz, A. | |||||
James, A.S. | |||||
Monteau, D. | |||||
Joseph, S. | |||||
Pacheco, J. | |||||
Bull, J.W. | |||||
Cully, A. | |||||
Choi, W.S. | |||||
Greiner, K.A. | |||||
A socioecological approach to improving mammography rates in a tribal community | English, K.C. | [29] | 25 | Focus groups | New Mexico, USA |
Fairbanks, J. | |||||
Finster, C.E. | |||||
Rafelito, A. | |||||
Luna, J. | |||||
Kennedy, M. | |||||
Assessing cultural sensitivity of breast cancer information for older Aboriginal women | Friedman, D.B. | [30] | 25 | Interviews | Ontario, Canada |
Hoffman-Goetz, L. | |||||
Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women’s Breast Health Education | Haozous, E.A. | [31] | 7 | Talking Circle | Oklahoma, USA |
Eschiti, V. | |||||
Lauderdale, J. | |||||
Hill, C. | |||||
Testing the feasibility of a culturally tailored breast cancer screening intervention with Native Hawaiian women in rural churches | Ka’opua, L.S. | [32] | 198 | randomized, two-group pre–post control group comparison | Hawaii, USA |
Park, S.H. | |||||
Ward, M.E. | |||||
Braun, K.L. | |||||
Perspectives of Aboriginal women on participation in mammographic screening: a step towards improving services | Pilkington, L. | [15] | 65 | Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and yarning sessions | Western Australia |
Haigh, M.M. | |||||
Durey, A. | |||||
Katzenellenbogen, J.M. | |||||
Thompson, S.C. | |||||
Breast cancer literacy and health beliefs related to breast cancer screening among American Indian women | Roh, S. | [33] | 286 | Self-administered survey | South Dakota, US |
Burnette, C.E. | |||||
Lee, Y.S. | |||||
Jun, J.S. | |||||
Lee, H.Y. | |||||
Lee, K.H. | |||||
Breast cancer education for Navajo women: a pilot study evaluating a culturally relevant video | Sanderson, P.R. | [34] | 40 in total (n = 14 women diagnosed with breast cancer; n = 26 healthcare providers) | Questionnaires | Arizona, US |
Teufel-Shone, N.I. | |||||
Baldwin, J.A. | |||||
Sandoval, N. | |||||
Robinson, F. | |||||
Development and Evaluation of a Cancer Literacy Intervention to Promote Mammography Screening Among Navajo Women: A Pilot Study | Sinicrope, P.S. | [35] | 25 | Interviews | Navajo Nation, US |
Bauer, M.C. | |||||
Patten, C.A. | |||||
Austin-Garrison, M. | |||||
Garcia, L. | |||||
Hughes, C.A. | |||||
Bock, M.J. | |||||
Decker, P.A. | |||||
Yost, K.J. | |||||
Petersen, W.O. | |||||
Buki, L.P. | |||||
Garrison, E.R. | |||||
Conducting a Feasibility Study in Women’s Health Screening Among Women in a Pacific Northwest American Indian Tribe | Strickland, C. June | [36] | 10 | Interviews | Pacific Northwest, US |
Hillaire, Elaine | |||||
Predictors of regular mammography use among American Indian women in Oklahoma: a cross-sectional study | Tolma, Eleni L. | [37] | 255 | Survey | Oklahoma |
Stoner, Julie A. | |||||
Li, Ji | |||||
Kim, Yoonsang | |||||
Engelman, Kimberly K. |
Study | Issue Identified by the Community | Indigenous Governance | Capacity Building | Cultural Consideration in Design | Respecting Community Experience | Total Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banner et al. [24] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Becker et al. [25] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Brown et al. [26] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Daley et al. 1 [27] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Daley et al. 2 [28] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
English et al. [29] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Friedman et al. [30] | 0 | |||||
Haozous et al. [31] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Ka’opua et al. [32] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Pilkington et al. [15] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Roh et al. [33] | 0 | |||||
Sanderson et al. [34] | 1 | 1 | ||||
Sinicrope et al. [35] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Strickland et al. [36] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Tolma et al. [37] | 0 | |||||
Total number of studies | 15 |
Study | Theme 1: Silence | Theme 2: Service Access | Theme 3: Cultural Conception of Cancer | Theme 4: Family and Community Support |
---|---|---|---|---|
Banner et al. [24] | X | |||
Becker et al. [25] | X | X | ||
Brown et al. [26] | X | |||
Daley et al. 1 [27] | X | X | ||
Daley et al. 2 [28] | X | X | ||
English et al. [29] | X | X | X | X |
Friedman et al. [30] | X | |||
Haozous et al. [31] | X | X | ||
Ka’opua et al. [32] | X | X | ||
Pilkington et al. [15] | X | X | ||
Roh et al. [33] | X | X | ||
Sanderson et al. [34] | X | X | X | |
Sinicrope et al. [35] | X | X | ||
Strickland et al. [36] | X | X | ||
Tolma et al. [37] | X | X |
Study | Success Factor 1: Community Participation; Researchers of Own Health Concerns | Success Fact 2: Incorporation of Culture in Research Design |
---|---|---|
Brown [26] | x | |
Banner [24] | x | |
Becker [25] | x | x |
Daley et al. 1 [27] | x | |
Daley et al. 2 [28] | x | x |
English et al. [29] | x | x |
Ka’opua et al. [32] | x | |
Sinicrope et al. [35] | x | |
Strickland et al. [36] | x | x |
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Christie, V.; Green, D.; Amin, J.; Pyke, C.; Littlejohn, K.; Skinner, J.; McCowen, D.; Gwynne, K. What Is the Evidence Globally for Culturally Safe Strategies to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Women in High Income Countries? A Systematic Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116073
Christie V, Green D, Amin J, Pyke C, Littlejohn K, Skinner J, McCowen D, Gwynne K. What Is the Evidence Globally for Culturally Safe Strategies to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Women in High Income Countries? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):6073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116073
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristie, Vita, Debbie Green, Janaki Amin, Christopher Pyke, Karen Littlejohn, John Skinner, Deb McCowen, and Kylie Gwynne. 2021. "What Is the Evidence Globally for Culturally Safe Strategies to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes for Indigenous Women in High Income Countries? A Systematic Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 6073. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116073