Culturally-tailored survivorship care planning for rural Latina breast cancer patients: a pilot study

• Published in: Journal of psychosocial oncology 2023, Vol.41 (4), p.475-486
• Main Authors: Ko, Eunjeong, Woodruff, Susan I, Zúñiga, María Luisa, Cardenas, Veronica, Lizarraga, Melissa, Urias, Aday
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - ethnology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer; Chronic illnesses; COVID-19; Culturally Competent Care; Disease; Feasibility Studies; Female; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic or Latino; Humans; Intervention; Latin American cultural groups; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Care Planning; Patients; Pilot Projects; Recruitment; Rural Population; Self Efficacy; Survivor; Survivorship
• ISSN: 0734-7332; 1540-7586
• DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2022.2141168

To explore the feasibility and acceptability of , a culturally-tailored survivorship care program for rural Latina breast cancer patients. Single group mixed-method approach. Feasibility of recruitment, intervention and evaluation, and perceptions about the intervention were assessed with 18 rural Latina breast cancer patients from the US/Mexico border region. Pre-post assessments evaluated change in patients' knowledge and concerns about survivorship care, and their self-efficacy about patient-physician interaction and managing chronic disease. Feasibility was generally promising but affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants found the intervention to be acceptable and useful, particularly with regard to information provision and encouraging proactive behavior. There was modest pre-post improvement on self-efficacy for managing disease. This pilot study suggested feasibility and acceptability of for rural Latina breast cancer patients. Change in outcomes was small indicating the need for research with a larger sample to establish reliable findings.