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Review
. 2022 Jul 1;24(7):E563-575.
doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.563.

Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities

Aislinn C Rookwood  1 , Mariah Abney  2 , Hannah S Butler-Robbins  3 , Danielle Marie Westmark  4 , Regina Idoate  5
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Arts-Based Research Methods to Explore Cancer in Indigenous Communities

Aislinn C Rookwood et al. AMA J Ethics. .

Abstract

Background: Indigenous peoples experience an inequitable burden of cancer compared with other populations. The arts can serve as a culturally relevant cancer intervention and research method.

Methods: A scoping review was conducted to determine how arts-based research methods have been used to address cancer in Indigenous peoples. Literature searches identified 129 publications; 32 were selected for review. The following data were extracted: communities employing arts-based cancer research, cancer control continuum stages, cancer types, art forms, and methodologies.

Results: Most studies were conducted in the United States. Art as research and sound art forms were the most utilized arts-based methods. Cancer types and control continuum stages were not often specified.

Conclusions: Culturally responsive, arts-based methods can enhance research and education across the cancer-control continuum with Indigenous populations.

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