Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada.
Ministry of Health, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7M 5X8, Canada.
Curr Oncol. 2024 Jul 5;31(7):3908-3922. doi: 10.3390/curroncol31070289.
The purpose of this scoping review was to map the literature on the relationship between cultural continuity and health among Métis people as well as how this knowledge could be translated into cancer prevention initiatives. We included any Métis-specific literature evaluating connections between culture, health, and well-being. We conducted electronic searches of Medline, PubMed, Embase, PsychInfo, I-Portal, and hand-searched journals, and reviewed the grey literature. Based on our inclusion criteria, articles were screened and assessed for eligibility, resulting in a sample of 22 publications. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs were considered. The 22 publications included in this review were diverse, ranging from population-based studies to reports and news articles. There were no limitations to publication year, and most of the data presented in this review were published more than five years ago. Nevertheless, the results demonstrate the potential role of Métis cultural continuity in cancer prevention. The scoping review revealed the current lack of Métis-specific data regarding health and its intersectionality with culture. However, the existing literature indicates that cultural continuity for Métis appears to influence health and well-being positively. As such, there may be benefits to incorporating cultural continuity in cancer prevention efforts.
本次范围综述的目的是绘制梅蒂斯人文化连续性与健康之间关系的文献图谱，以及如何将这些知识转化为癌症预防措施。我们纳入了评估文化、健康和福祉之间联系的任何针对梅蒂斯人的特定文献。我们对 Medline、PubMed、Embase、PsychInfo、I-Portal 进行了电子检索，并对期刊进行了手工检索，还对灰色文献进行了审查。根据纳入标准，对文章进行了筛选和资格评估，最终确定了 22 篇符合条件的文章。纳入了定性、定量和混合方法设计的研究。本综述纳入的 22 篇文章多种多样，既有基于人群的研究，也有报告和新闻文章。对发表年份没有限制，本综述中呈现的大部分数据都是五年多前发表的。然而，结果表明梅蒂斯文化连续性在癌症预防方面具有潜力。范围综述揭示了目前缺乏针对梅蒂斯人健康及其与文化交叉问题的具体数据。然而，现有文献表明，梅蒂斯人的文化连续性似乎对健康和幸福感有积极影响。因此，在癌症预防工作中纳入文化连续性可能会带来益处。
