TY - JOUR
T1 - Improvement in quality of life and psychological well-being associated with a culturally based psychosocial intervention for Chinese American breast cancer survivors
AU - Lu, Qian
AU - Chen, Lingjun
AU - Shin, Lilian J.
AU - Wang, Carol
AU - Dawkins-Moultin, Lenna
AU - Chu, Qiao
AU - Loh, Alice
AU - Young, Lucy
AU - Wang, Carol
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Scientific Publications, Research Medical Library of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer center for their editing service provided on this manuscript. The authors also acknowledge the contribution made to this project by many lecturers and volunteers of the Joy Luck Academy.
Funding Information:
Supported by the National Cancer Institute under award number R01CA180896–01A1 (PI: Qian Lu). Carol Wang is supported by the Susan G. Komen® Grant GTDR17498270 and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Duncan Family Institute for Cancer Prevention and Risk Assessment through the Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research. 1,2
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate improvements in quality of life and psychological well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors who participated in a pilot community education and peer-mentor support program. Methods: One hundred and twenty-nine Chinese American breast cancer survivors who recently completed treatment participated in eight cohorts of the program, Joy Luck Academy, which included weekly education and peer-mentor support sessions. The education sessions covered topics designed to help participants adjust to new life after breast cancer treatment. The peer-mentor support component was designed to provide social support. Quality of life and psychological well-being (e.g., depressive symptoms, anxiety, and low- and high-arousal positive and negative affect) were assessed at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Results: Paired samples t tests indicated improvements in quality of life, low- and high-arousal positive affect, and reductions in depressive symptoms, anxiety, and low-arousal negative affect. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that a psychosocial group intervention may improve quality of life and psychological well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Our intervention has the potential to be applied to other ethnic-minority cancer survivors. Future randomized controlled trials are warranted.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate improvements in quality of life and psychological well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors who participated in a pilot community education and peer-mentor support program. Methods: One hundred and twenty-nine Chinese American breast cancer survivors who recently completed treatment participated in eight cohorts of the program, Joy Luck Academy, which included weekly education and peer-mentor support sessions. The education sessions covered topics designed to help participants adjust to new life after breast cancer treatment. The peer-mentor support component was designed to provide social support. Quality of life and psychological well-being (e.g., depressive symptoms, anxiety, and low- and high-arousal positive and negative affect) were assessed at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Results: Paired samples t tests indicated improvements in quality of life, low- and high-arousal positive affect, and reductions in depressive symptoms, anxiety, and low-arousal negative affect. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that a psychosocial group intervention may improve quality of life and psychological well-being among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Our intervention has the potential to be applied to other ethnic-minority cancer survivors. Future randomized controlled trials are warranted.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Chinese American
KW - Psychological well-being
KW - Psychosocial intervention
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.1007/s00520-020-05942-8
DO - 10.1007/s00520-020-05942-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 33481114
AN - SCOPUS:85099737705
SN - 0941-4355
VL - 29
SP - 4565
EP - 4573
JO - Supportive Care in Cancer
JF - Supportive Care in Cancer
IS - 8
ER -