African Nova Scotian nurses' perceptions and experiences of leadership: a qualitative study informed by Black feminist theory.

Background: People of African Nova Scotian (ANS) ancestry are a culturally distinct group who experience numerous socioeconomic inequities and health disparities, secondary to structural and social determinants of health. Understanding the experiences of ANS health practitioners is important in addressing anti-Black racism in health care. We sought to critically examine the leadership experiences of ANS nurses in health care practice.

Black nurses in the nursing profession in Canada: a scoping review.

Background: With migration occurring over a series of centuries, dating back to the 1600's, the circumstance regarding Black people in Canada is a complex account. A plethora of social issues and the failure to adequately acknowledge and reconcile historical issues, has resulted in health inequity, disparities and knowledge gaps, related to the Black population in Canada. In nursing, historical records indicate a legacy of discrimination that continues to impact Black nurses.

African Canadian nurses in the nursing profession in Canada: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize the evidence on African Canadian nurses in the nursing profession in Canada.

Introduction: With approximately 1.2 million people of African descent, Canada has committed to addressing the United Nations' decade for people of African descent.

"You feel you have to be made of steel": The strong Black woman, health, and well-being in Nova Scotia.

The "strong Black woman" construct has been well-documented in the United States as both an aspirational icon and a constricting burden for African-heritage women. It has not been examined among African-Canadians. Drawing on qualitative interviews and standardized measures with 50 African-heritage women in Eastern Canada, our analysis reveals their perceptions of the construct as both strongly endorsed as a source of cultural pride, yet also acknowledged to take a terrible toll on health and well-being.

Awareness of palliative care and end-of-life options among African Canadians in Nova Scotia.

Purpose: To assess, using qualitative methods, the knowledge African Canadians living in Nova Scotia have regarding their options for palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care.

Design: This project engaged caregivers in a Black community in Nova Scotia, Canada, in an exploration of palliative and EOL care. A group of six caregivers who cared for someone who had died were recruited through purposive sampling.

Cancer care experiences and the use of complementary and alternative medicine at end of life in Nova Scotia's Black Communities.

Purpose: This qualitative study examines the meanings that African Canadians living in Nova Scotia, Canada, ascribe to their experiences with cancer, family caregiving, and their use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) at end of life.

Design: Case study methodology using in-depth interviews were used to examine the experiences of caregivers of decedents who died from cancer in three families.

Findings: For many African Canadians end of life is characterized by care provided by family and friends in the home setting, community involvement, a focus on spirituality, and an avoidance of institutionalized health services.

Determinants of Black women's health in rural and remote communities.

The On the Margins project investigated health status, health-care delivery, and use of health services among African-Canadian women residing in rural and remote regions of the province of Nova Scotia. A participatory action research approach provided a framework for the study. Triangulation of data-collection methods--interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires--formed the basis of data generation.

Participatory action research (PAR): an approach for improving black women's health in rural and remote communities.

Women are among the most disadvantaged members of any community, and they tend to be at greatest risk of illness. Black women are particularly vulnerable and more prone than White women to illnesses associated with social and economic deprivation, including heart disease and diabetes. They utilize preventive health services less often, and when they fall ill, the health of their families and communities typically suffers as well.