“Breaking the Silence” to Improve Cancer Survivorship Care for First Nations Peoples: A Study Protocol for an Indigenous Knowledge Translation Strategy

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

WendyGifford¹ 

关键词: PAR;    participatory action research;    action research;    arts-based methods;    community-based research;    photovoice;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406918774133

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

There is a significant knowledge-to-action gap in cancer survivorship care for First Nations (FN) communities. To date, many approaches to survivorship have not been culturally responsive or community-based. This study is using an Indigenous knowledge translation (KT) approach to mobilize community-based knowledge about cancer survivorship into health-care programs. Our team includes health-care providers and cancer survivors from an FN community in Canada and an urban hospital that delivers Cancer Care Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Program. Together, we will study the knowledge-to-action process to inform future KT research with Indigenous peoples for improving health-care delivery and outcomes. The study will be conducted in settings where research relations and partnerships have been established through our parent study, The National Picture Project. The inclusion of community liaisons and the continued engagement of participants from our parent study will foster inclusiveness and far-reaching messaging....

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC