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KMID : 0123520220290020100
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2022 Volume.29 No. 2 p.100 ~ p.112
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Korean-American Women’s Experience of Cancer Prevention in the U.S.
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Jun Myung-Hee
Choi Kyung-Sook
Kim Hye-Kyung
Vipavee Thongpriwan
Shin Gye-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is a qualitative analysis of Korean-American (K-A) women’s cancer prevention in the US.
Methods:Qualitative research was conducted. Fifteen K-A women in four states were interviewed. Content theme analysis wasused to analyze verbatim transcriptions of interviews.
Results: Participants experienced difficulties in utilizing cancerscreening programs. Factors include unfamiliarity with the US health care system, high health care costs or lack of healthinsurance, language barriers, and irregular and sporadic cancer screening participation. Participants also activelypursued non-institutional approaches to cancer prevention. They engaged in word-of-mouth informational exchangesin K-A communities, sought cancer screening in hospitals in Korea, conducted internet searches, autonomously decidedon their health issues, and adopted healthy practices including better diets, physical exercise, and spiritual practices.
Conclusion: It is necessary to implement measures to increase K-A women’s utilization of the US cancer screeningservices and to encourage their active engagement in hands-on cancer prevention practices. K-A women should beempowered through increased familiarity with US cancer screening services and through the establishment of improvedK-A community social services.
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KEYWORD
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Early detection of cancer, Health behavior, Korean-Americans, Women, Qualitative research
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