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JCO Glob Oncol ; 9: e2200366, 2023 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36821801

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PURPOSE: This study sought to examine whether there was an association between language barriers and patient satisfaction with breast cancer care in Sri Lanka. METHODS: A telephone-based survey was conducted in the three official languages (Sinhala, Tamil, or English) among adult women (older than 18 years) who had been treated for breast cancer within 6-12 months of diagnosis at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka. The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Satisfaction with Cancer Care core questionnaire was adapted to assess three main domains (physicians, allied health care professionals, and the organization). All scores were linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale, and subscores for domains were summarized using means and standard deviations. These were also calculated for the Sinhalese and Tamil groups and compared. RESULTS: The study included 72 participants (32 ethnically Tamil and 40 Sinhalese, with 100% concordance with preferred language). The most commonly reported best aspect of care (n = 25) involved affective behaviors of the physicians and nurses. Ease of access to the hospital performed poorest overall, with a mean satisfaction score of 54 (30.5). Clinic-related concerns were highlighted as the worst aspect of the care (n = 10), including long waiting times during clinic visits. Sixty-three percent of Tamil patients reported receiving none of their care in Tamil and 18% reported experiencing language barriers during their care. Tamil patients were less satisfied overall and reported lower satisfaction with care coordination (P = .005) and higher financial burden (P = 0.014). CONCLUSION: Ethnically Tamil patients were significantly less satisfied than their Sinhalese counterparts and experienced more language barriers, suggesting there is a need to improve access to language-concordant care in Sri Lanka.


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Breast Neoplasms , Patient Satisfaction , Adult , United States , Humans , Female , Sri Lanka , India , National Cancer Institute (U.S.) , Language
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