Accession Number:

ADA516473

Title:

Impact of Institutional - and Individual -Level Discrimination on Medical Care & Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors

Descriptive Note:

Annual rept. 1 Jul 2008-30 Jun 2009

Corporate Author:

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER UNION CITY

Personal Author(s):

• Gomez, Scarlett L.

Report Date:

2009-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

During this reporting period, we successfully conducted 31 qualitative one-on-one and focus group interviews with breast cancer survivors from 7 racialethnic groups, undertook rigorous qualitative data analysis and have begun to identify several novel emerging themes. We have also begun to develop the quantitative survey for cognitive testing and have conducted a comprehensive review of existing tools for the constructs of interest. We expect to report the qualitative findings in 2 manuscripts and have plans for a third manuscript based on the instrument development process.

Descriptors:

• *DISCRIMINATION
• *SOCIAL WELFARE
• *SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL)
• *COGNITION
• *BREAST CANCER
• LIVING STANDARDS
• MEDICAL SERVICES
• SURVEYS
• QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE