Table 1 Reported health services utilization by Indigenous cancer patients in Queensland
From: Health service utilization by indigenous cancer patients in Queensland: a descriptive study
Health services groups* | Number | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Group 1 - Indigenous Health Workers/Services | 120 | (76.4) |
Aboriginal Health Service | 55 | (35.0) |
Indigenous Health Liaison Officer | 108 | (68.8) |
Traditional Indigenous Practitioner | 3 | (1.9) |
Group 2 - Information Sources | 111 | (70.7) |
Information sheets/ Brochures | 105 | (66.9) |
Internet information | 34 | (21.7) |
Education Program/workshop | 29 | (18.5) |
Group 3 - Support Services | 46 | (29.3) |
Cancer helpline | 19 | (12.1) |
Chaplain | 17 | (10.8) |
Community-based support group | 8 | (5.1) |
Internet-based support group | 5 | (3.2) |
Peer support | 7 | (4.5) |
Tele-based cancer counselling | 3 | (1.9) |
Group 4 - Community Services | 70 | (44.6) |
Home and Community Care Services (HACC) | 31 | (19.7) |
Respite Care | 4 | (2.5) |
Transport | 53 | (33.8) |
Group 5 - Allied Health Workers/Services | 114 | (72.6) |
Complementary medicine practitioner | 5 | (3.2) |
Community Health Nurse | 34 | (21.7) |
Dietician | 66 | (42.0) |
Exercise physiologist | 10 | (6.4) |
Mental health team | 03 | (1.9) |
Pain specialist | 18 | (11.5) |
Physiotherapist | 36 | (22.9) |
Psychologist | 15 | (9.6) |
Psychiatrist | 3 | (1.9) |
Relaxation/meditation class | 6 | (3.8) |
Social worker | 60 | (38.2) |
Group 6 - Others | 24 | (15.3) |
Cancer Care Coordinators/Cancer Council/Cancer Care Queensland | 20 | (12.7) |
General practitioner | 3 | (1.9) |
Occupational Therapist | 2 | (1.3) |
Speech Therapist | 2 | (1.3) |
Red Cross | 1 | (0.6) |
Homeless Organization | 1 | (0.6) |
Elders | 1 | (0.6) |
Breast Care Association | 1 | (0.6) |
Total | 157 | (100.0) |