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- Title
Five Dimensions of Needs for Help: The Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors.
- Authors
Im, Eun-Ok; Chee, Wonshik; Paul, Sudeshna; Choi, Mi-Young; Kim, Seo Yun; Yeo, SeonAe; Ulrich, Connie M.; Schapira, Marilyn M.; Nguyen, Giang T.; Meghani, Salimah; Mao, Jun J.; Ma, Grace; Inouye, Jillian; Deatrick, Janet A.; Shin, David; Bao, Ting
- Abstract
Cancer survivors including Asian American breast cancer survivors have reported their high needs for help during their survivorship process. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the necessity of technology-based programs to address their needs for help without face-to-face interactions has been highlighted. The purpose of this randomized intervention study was to determine the efficacy of a technology-based program in reducing various types of needs for help among this specific population. This was a randomized clinical trial with repeated measures. A total of 199 participants were included in the data analysis. The recruitment settings included both online and offline communities/groups for Asian Americans. The needs for help were assessed using the Support Care Needs Survey-34 Short Form (SCNS) subscales measuring psychological, information, physical, support, and communication needs. Data analysis was conducted through an intent-to-treat approach. In the mixed effect models, psychological needs, information needs, physical needs, and communication needs decreased over time (P <.001). However, there were no significant group * time effects. Social support significantly mediated the effects of a technology-based intervention on psychological, information, and support needs at the pre-test and the post-1 month. This study supported significant decreases in the needs for help of Asian American breast cancer survivors by a technology-based intervention. Further studies are needed with other racial/ethnic groups of cancer survivors to confirm the efficacy of a technology-based intervention in reducing cancer survivors' needs for help during their survivorship process.
- Publication
Journal of Cancer Education, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 3, p335
- ISSN
0885-8195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13187-024-02415-y