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Abstract

Grant Number:	1R21AT002218-01A1
Project Title:	CAM Use in Asians & Pacific Islanders

PI Information:	Name	Email	Title
	GOTAY, CAROLYN C.	carolyn.gotay@ubc.ca	RESEARCHER

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study will examine the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer patients from a primarily Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population. The overall aim is to understand predictors of CAM use and effects of CAM use in API minorities. Specific aims are to:(1) describe patterns of CAM use and use of specific CAM modalities in API cancer survivors;(2) determine how CAM use varies according to specific API ethnic group and other predictors;(3) explore whether APIs report different reasons for CAM than Caucasian cancer patients;(4) determine the relationship between CAM use and outcomes including quality of life (QOL) and survival. These aims will be accomplished through secondary analysis of data previously collected in a series of 10 NIH grant and contract awards examining well-being in Hawaii cancer survivors. The pooled data set will include information on 5343 cancer patients. Due to the ethnic distribution of the state, all studies included large proportions of patients with Japanese, Filipino, and Native Hawaiian ancestry. The large number of subjects will allow us to examine CAM use among API minority populations and compare it to CAM use among Caucasian patients in Hawaii who participated in the same studies. Standardized measures of QOL and survival are available for all studies and will be examined to determine effects of using CAM. Knowledge gained in this project may help health care providers to understand the needs of API cancer patients and may lead to future research studies investigating the effectiveness of common CAM therapies in these populations.

Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.

Thesaurus Terms:
Asian American, Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, alternative medicine, health care service utilization, neoplasm /cancer therapy
Chinese American, Japanese American, human mortality, human therapy evaluation, quality of life
clinical research, human data, patient oriented research

Institution:	UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
	2530 DOLE STREET, SAK D-200
	HONOLULU, HI 96822
Fiscal Year:	2005
Department:	NONE
Project Start:	01-APR-2005
Project End:	28-FEB-2007
ICD:	NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
IRG:	ZAT1

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