Mayo Rachel M, Sherrill Windsor W, Griffin Sarah F, Parker Veronica G
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2012 Dec;27(4):618-24. doi: 10.1007/s13187-012-0406-4.
A focus group study was conducted with five medical and nursing education programs in Southeastern USA. Twenty-five third and fourth year students were queried about their experiences, beliefs, and attitudes regarding Latino patients and cancer care. A general inductive process using open coding and content comparison to identify emerging themes was used to analyze the qualitative data. Investigators used a process of constant comparison to identify emerging themes. Themes included: (1) importance of cultural specificity and relevance in cancer training, (2) timing and placement of cancer education in the curriculum, including classes and/or clinical rotations, (3) anatomical system specificity of cancer training-studying cancer in the context of a specific body system, and (4) the prevention-focused nature of cancer training. Results of the focus groups have been used to inform a web-based survey of medical and nursing students to identify gaps in cancer education specific to Latino populations.
在美国东南部,对五个医学和护理教育项目进行了焦点小组研究。询问了25名三、四年级学生关于他们对拉丁裔患者和癌症护理的经历、信念和态度。采用开放式编码和内容比较的一般归纳过程来识别新出现的主题,以分析定性数据。研究人员使用持续比较的过程来识别新出现的主题。主题包括:(1)癌症培训中文化特异性和相关性的重要性;(2)癌症教育在课程中的时间安排和位置,包括课程和/或临床轮转;(3)癌症培训的解剖系统特异性——在特定身体系统的背景下研究癌症;(4)癌症培训以预防为重点的性质。焦点小组的结果已用于为一项针对医学和护理专业学生的网络调查提供信息,以确定针对拉丁裔人群的癌症教育差距。