Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders
Author
Larson, Kim L.; Mathews, Holly F.; Moye, Janet P.; Congema, Marianne R.; Hoffman, Sarah J.; Murrieta, Karla M.; Johnson, Lee Ann
Abstract
Early integration of palliative care after a diagnosis of cancer improves outcomes, yet such care for Latino populations is lacking in rural regions of the United States. We used a participatory action research design with Latino community leaders from emerging immigrant communities in North Carolina to explore sociocultural perspectives on cancer and death. Thematic analysis was conceptualized as Four Kinds of Hard represented by four themes: Receiving an Eviction Notice, Getting in the Good Book, Talking is (Sometimes) Taboo, and Seeing Their Pain Makes us Suffer. These themes captured fears of deportation, coping with cancer through faithfulness, ambivalence about advance care planning, and a desire to spare families from suffering. Findings suggest strategies to improve conversations about end-of-life wishes when facing advanced illness and death. This study demonstrates the importance of training Latino community leaders to improve palliative care and bridge service gaps for Latino families living in emerging rural communities.
Date
2021-03-23
Citation:
APA:
Larson, Kim L., & Mathews, Holly F., & Moye, Janet P., & Congema, Marianne R., & Hoffman, Sarah J., & Murrieta, Karla M., & Johnson, Lee Ann. (March 2021).
Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10342/9797
MLA:
Larson, Kim L., and Mathews, Holly F., and Moye, Janet P., and Congema, Marianne R., and Hoffman, Sarah J., and Murrieta, Karla M., and Johnson, Lee Ann.
"Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders". .
. (),
March 2021.
April 25, 2024.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/9797.
Chicago:
Larson, Kim L. and Mathews, Holly F. and Moye, Janet P. and Congema, Marianne R. and Hoffman, Sarah J. and Murrieta, Karla M. and Johnson, Lee Ann,
"Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders," , no.
(March 2021),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/9797 (accessed
April 25, 2024).
AMA:
Larson, Kim L., Mathews, Holly F., Moye, Janet P., Congema, Marianne R., Hoffman, Sarah J., Murrieta, Karla M., Johnson, Lee Ann.
Four Kinds of Hard: An Understanding of Cancer and Death among Latino Community Leaders. .
March 2021;
():
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/9797. Accessed
April 25, 2024.
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