Journal article
Lay health educators within primary care practices to improve cancer screening uptake for South Asian patients: challenges in quality improvement
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening uptake is known to be low among South Asian residents of Ontario. The objective of this pilot study was to determine if lay health educators embedded within the practices of primary care providers could improve willingness to screen and cancer screening uptake for South Asian patients taking a quality improvement approach.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Participating physicians selected quality improvement initiatives to …
Authors
Lofters A; Vahabi M; Prakash V; Banerjee L; Bansal P; Goel S; Dunn S
Journal
Patient Preference and Adherence, Vol. 11, No. 0, pp. 495–503
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
March 8, 2017
DOI
10.2147/ppa.s127147
ISSN
1177-889X