A cultural lens on decision-making in treatment decisions about inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative analysis with South Asian patients, caregivers and clinicians in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are limited data about how South Asian (SA) patients, their caregivers and their physicians make decisions about treatment, in particular advanced therapies. The study aimed to explore how SA people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), their family members and clinicians experience and perceive treatment-related decision-making with the aim of identifying strategies to improve treatment decision-making in Canada.

Design

A descriptive qualitative study with in-depth semi-structured interviews.

Setting

Canada.

Participants

Adults residing in Canada, who self-identified as SA, had received treatment or cared for someone who received treatment for IBD from a gastroenterologist in Canada, and who spoke and understood English, Hindi and/or Punjabi w

SUBMITTER: Suryaprakash N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911771 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature