African American cancer patients' pain experience.

ABSTRACT: Although very little is known about African American cancer patients' pain experience, a few studies have indicated that their cancer pain experience is unique and somewhat different from that of other ethnic groups. The purpose of the study reported in this article was to explore African American cancer patients' pain experience using an online forum. This study was a qualitative online forum designed from a feminist perspective and conducted among 11 African American cancer patients who were recruited through both Internet and real settings. Nine online forum topics were used to administer the 6-month online forum, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged through the data analysis process. First, participants viewed cancer as a challenge in life that they s

SUBMITTER: Im EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2494873 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature