Aotearoa New Zealand Deaf Women’s Perspectives on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

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aut.relation.endpage48
aut.relation.issue1576
aut.relation.journalThe New Zealand medical journal
aut.relation.startpage40
aut.relation.volume136
dc.contributor.authorPayne, DA
dc.contributor.authorTerraschke, A
dc.contributor.authorYoshida, K
dc.contributor.authorOsasah, VA
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-02T22:40:47Z
dc.date.available2023-07-02T22:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-26
dc.description.abstractAIMS: Since the introduction of both cervical and breast screening programmes in Aotearoa New Zealand, mortality rates have dropped. Both screening programmes track women's engagement, but neither capture the level of engagement of Deaf women who are New Zealand Sign Language users or their experiences in these screening programmes. Our paper addresses this knowledge deficit and provides insights that will benefit health practitioners when providing screening services to Deaf women. METHODS: We used qualitative interpretive descriptive methodology to investigate the experiences of Deaf women who are New Zealand Sign Language users. A total of 18 self-identified Deaf women were recruited to the study through advertisements in key Auckland Deaf organisations. The focus group interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. The data was then analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Our analysis indicated that a woman's first screening experience may be made more comfortable when staff are Deaf aware and a New Zealand Sign Language interpreter is used. Our findings also showed that when an interpreter is present, extra time is required for effective communication, and that the woman's privacy needs to be ensured. CONCLUSION: This paper provides insights, as well as some communication guidelines and strategies, which may be useful to health providers when engaging with Deaf women who use New Zealand Sign Language to communicate. The use of New Zealand Sign Language interpreters in health settings is regarded as best practice, however their presence needs to be negotiated with each woman.
dc.identifier.citationThe New Zealand medical journal, ISSN: 0028-8446 (Print); 1175-8716 (Online), 136(1576), 40-48.
dc.identifier.issn0028-8446
dc.identifier.issn1175-8716
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16331
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.urihttps://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal-articles/aotearoa-new-zealand-deaf-womens-perspectives-on-breast-and-cervical-cancer-screening
dc.rightsCopyright © New Zealand Medical Association, 2023. All Rights Reserved. Authors retain the right to place his/her publication version of the work on a personal website or institutional repository for non commercial purposes. The definitive version was published in (see Citation). The original publication is available at (see Publisher’s Version).
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subject4203 Health Services and Systems
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectBreast Cancer
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subject3 Good Health and Well Being
dc.subject11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subjectGeneral & Internal Medicine
dc.subject32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject42 Health sciences
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshPersons With Hearing Impairments
dc.subject.meshEarly Detection of Cancer
dc.subject.meshUterine Cervical Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshNew Zealand
dc.subject.meshCommunication
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshCommunication
dc.subject.meshNew Zealand
dc.subject.meshUterine Cervical Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshEarly Detection of Cancer
dc.subject.meshPersons With Hearing Impairments
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshPersons With Hearing Impairments
dc.subject.meshEarly Detection of Cancer
dc.subject.meshUterine Cervical Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshNew Zealand
dc.subject.meshCommunication
dc.titleAotearoa New Zealand Deaf Women’s Perspectives on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
dc.typeJournal Article
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