Perspectives of non-physician partners on barriers and facilitators to AYA cancer care in Latin America.
Caribbean
Central America
Latin America
adolescent and young adult
barriers
oncology
Journal
Cancer medicine
ISSN: 2045-7634
Titre abrégé: Cancer Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101595310
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2024
Sep 2024
Historique:
revised:
22
08
2024
received:
15
05
2024
accepted:
26
08
2024
medline:
3
10
2024
pubmed:
3
10
2024
entrez:
3
10
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults (AYA) worldwide. Although successful treatment of cancer in AYA has increased in recent years in most of the world, this is not true for many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where over 80% of all AYA live. This study investigated the needs of AYA with cancer in parts of Latin America (LATAM) through the perspectives of non-physician health care providers and partners. Semi-structured interviews (in Spanish) were conducted with non-physician partners from Mexico, Peru, Central America, and the Caribbean over Zoom. Participants were recruited through previously identified local physicians and international non-physician professionals working in these countries. Transcripts were coded and key themes identified until thematic saturation was reached (Atlas.ti). Thirty participants representing eight countries were interviewed, providing 1202 min of transcript data. Data were organized into barriers, facilitators, and strategies to improve the delivery of health care for AYA with cancer in LATAM at the patient- (e.g., financial barriers, continued schooling), parent- (e.g., limited medical literacy, advocacy), and hospital-level (e.g., structural barriers, increasing funding). There are many similarities in the barriers and facilitators to AYA care between LATAM and high-income countries (HIC); however, some characteristics are more unique to LATAM, for example, strict age restrictions for pediatric care and abandonment of therapy. As LATAM countries continue to build cancer control programs, there is an opportunity to consider our identified barriers, facilitators, and strategies to address the unique needs of AYA with cancer.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults (AYA) worldwide. Although successful treatment of cancer in AYA has increased in recent years in most of the world, this is not true for many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where over 80% of all AYA live. This study investigated the needs of AYA with cancer in parts of Latin America (LATAM) through the perspectives of non-physician health care providers and partners.
METHODS
METHODS
Semi-structured interviews (in Spanish) were conducted with non-physician partners from Mexico, Peru, Central America, and the Caribbean over Zoom. Participants were recruited through previously identified local physicians and international non-physician professionals working in these countries. Transcripts were coded and key themes identified until thematic saturation was reached (Atlas.ti).
FINDINGS
RESULTS
Thirty participants representing eight countries were interviewed, providing 1202 min of transcript data. Data were organized into barriers, facilitators, and strategies to improve the delivery of health care for AYA with cancer in LATAM at the patient- (e.g., financial barriers, continued schooling), parent- (e.g., limited medical literacy, advocacy), and hospital-level (e.g., structural barriers, increasing funding).
INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSIONS
There are many similarities in the barriers and facilitators to AYA care between LATAM and high-income countries (HIC); however, some characteristics are more unique to LATAM, for example, strict age restrictions for pediatric care and abandonment of therapy. As LATAM countries continue to build cancer control programs, there is an opportunity to consider our identified barriers, facilitators, and strategies to address the unique needs of AYA with cancer.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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Organisme : Samantha L Wong is supported by the Daniel T. O'Connor, M.D. Memorial Research Grant at the University of California School of Medicine
Organisme : Elysia Alvarez MD, MPH is supported by the Conquer Cancer Foundation Career Development Award
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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