ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Cultural Differences in Self-Reported Quality of Life Among Children with Cancer
- Crystle-Joie Agbayani
University of California, Irvine - Crystle-Joie Agbayani
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Sonia Zavala
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Lessley Torres
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Lessley Torres
UCI Health Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care - Haydee Cortes
UCI Health Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care - Haydee Cortes
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Lilibeth Torno
CHOC Children's - Carol Lin
CHOC Children's - Dana Moran
CHOC Children's - Christine Yun
CHOC Children's - Zeev Kain
UCI Health Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care - Zeev Kain
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Zeev Kain
CHOC Children's - Zeev Kain
Yale University School of Medicine - Michelle Fortier
UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing - Michelle Fortier
CHOC Children's - Michelle Fortier
UCI Health Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care - Michelle Fortier
UCI Center on Stress and Health - Michelle Fortier
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
The current exploratory study found that Hispanic children whose primary language at home was Spanish reported poorer physical and emotional QOL than their English-speaking peers. These findings highlight language, a key component of culture, as a potential avenue for investigating disparities in patient outcomes.
Childhood Adversity
