Diversity in cancer care: exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients

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Diversity in cancer care : exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients. / Nyholm, Nanna; Halvorsen, Ida; Rasmussen, Anna Mygind; Christensen, Ulla; Kristiansen, Maria.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Vol. 32, No. 3, 01.09.2018, p. 1108-1117.

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Nyholm, N, Halvorsen, I, Rasmussen, AM, Christensen, U & Kristiansen, M 2018, 'Diversity in cancer care: exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 1108-1117. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12556

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Nyholm, N., Halvorsen, I., Rasmussen, A. M., Christensen, U., & Kristiansen, M. (2018). Diversity in cancer care: exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32(3), 1108-1117. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12556

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Nyholm N, Halvorsen I, Rasmussen AM, Christensen U, Kristiansen M. Diversity in cancer care: exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2018 Sep 1;32(3):1108-1117. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12556

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Nyholm, Nanna ; Halvorsen, Ida ; Rasmussen, Anna Mygind ; Christensen, Ulla ; Kristiansen, Maria. / Diversity in cancer care : exploring social categories in encounters between healthcare professionals and breast cancer patients. In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2018 ; Vol. 32, No. 3. pp. 1108-1117.

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abstract = "Background: The burden of breast cancer is a key challenge for women's health globally. Rehabilitation needs and strategies for living with long-term consequences of breast cancer and its treatment cannot be isolated from the social contexts of patients, including relationships with relatives and healthcare professionals. Aim: This study explores how healthcare professionals{\textquoteright} categorisations engage with breast cancer patients{\textquoteright} social identities in encounters about rehabilitation before hospital discharge. Method: We conducted a multiperspective case-based qualitative study at a Danish department of breast surgery, including participant observations and interviews with twelve patients and eight nurses. Data were analysed thematically using theories of categorisation and clinical encounters. Ethical considerations: The Danish Data Protection Agency approved the study (journal number 2012-41-0701). Results: Interactions in clinical encounters are shaped by categorisations of patients{\textquoteright} social identities in terms of social resources and ethnicity, and by the resource-constrained organisational context, with impact on the assessments of the patient's rehabilitation needs. Conclusions: There is a need for a greater focus on improving encounters between breast cancer patients and healthcare professionals to ensure that rehabilitation needs are accommodated for among diverse patient groups.",
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