Glanz Karen, Soliva Emma Adelia, Scheffey Krista, Song Yawei, Zeigler-Johnson Charnita, González Evelyn T, Fortune Thierry, Graciani Nilsa, Leader Amy E
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Dr., 801 Blockley Hall, Philadelphia, PA USA.
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Discov Public Health. 2025;22(1):329. doi: 10.1186/s12982-025-00713-4. Epub 2025 Jun 9.
Listening sessions are useful for understanding community perspectives on cancer disparities. The Philadelphia Communities Conquering Cancer (PC3) coalition conducted listening sessions to identify community priorities for cancer prevention and control research among diverse communities in Philadelphia.
Guided by a Stakeholder Advisory Committee, PC3 partnered with community-based organizations to conduct 8 listening sessions with diverse communities (including Black, Hispanic, Asian, Russian, LGBTQ + , and veterans) to learn about perceptions of cancer, research priorities, and training and communication preferences. Sessions were facilitated by community members or PC3 members in the primary language of participants. Sessions were audio recorded, transcribed, and coded. NVivo analysis software was used to confirm main themes.
There were 126 participants who ranged in age from 21 to 90. Participants were primarily female (78.6%), 60 + years of age (61%), and non-white (80%), with less than college education (75%). Participants' general views of cancer were negative and shrouded in helplessness and burden. Cancer research was viewed both positively and negatively. Hesitation to participate in research was related to negative experiences, language barriers, distrust, and lack of information. Participants preferred receiving information about research from sources that they considered to be reputable and in their preferred languages. Participants thought that community researcher trainings could be facilitated by incentives, transportation, and flexibility in scheduling.
Common themes and perspectives about cancer, research, and barriers to cancer care were shared across groups. Identifying and implementing community-derived strategies for overcoming barriers can increase cancer research participation among diverse populations and help reduce cancer disparities.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12982-025-00713-4.
听证会有助于了解社区对癌症差异的看法。费城社区战胜癌症（PC3）联盟举办了听证会，以确定费城不同社区在癌症预防和控制研究方面的社区优先事项。
在利益相关者咨询委员会的指导下，PC3与社区组织合作，与不同社区（包括黑人、西班牙裔、亚裔、俄罗斯人、LGBTQ + 和退伍军人）举行了8次听证会，以了解对癌症的看法、研究重点以及培训和沟通偏好。会议由社区成员或PC3成员用参与者的母语主持。会议进行了录音、转录和编码。使用NVivo分析软件确认主要主题。
共有126名参与者，年龄在21岁至90岁之间。参与者主要为女性（78.6%），60岁以上（61%），非白人（80%），且受教育程度低于大学（75%）。参与者对癌症的总体看法是负面的，笼罩在无助和负担之中。对癌症研究的看法有积极的也有消极的。参与研究的犹豫与负面经历、语言障碍、不信任和信息缺乏有关。参与者更喜欢从他们认为有信誉且使用其首选语言的来源获取研究信息。参与者认为，可以通过激励措施、交通和灵活的日程安排来促进社区研究人员培训。
不同群体对癌症、研究和癌症护理障碍有着共同的主题和观点。确定并实施源自社区的克服障碍策略，可以增加不同人群对癌症研究的参与度，并有助于减少癌症差异。
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