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- Title
The efficacy of a technology-based information and coaching/support program on pain and symptoms in Asian American survivors of breast cancer.
- Authors
Im, Eun‐Ok; Kim, Sangmi; Yang, You Lee; Chee, Wonshik; Im, Eun-Ok
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Pain is a common problem, especially in the first few years of breast cancer survivorship. Asian American survivors of breast cancer reportedly have inadequate cancer pain management, and subsequently report a lower quality of life compared with other racial/ethnic groups. Technology-based programs could improve the cancer pain management process. The purpose of the current study was to examine the efficacy of a technology-based information and coaching/support program on cancer pain and its accompanying symptoms among Asian American survivors of breast cancer.<bold>Methods: </bold>The current study adopted a randomized pretest/posttest group design. The sample included 115 Asian American survivors of breast cancer (49 in the control group and 66 in the intervention group). The participants' background features, pain (frequency and distress), accompanying symptom distress (global, physical, and psychological), and 4 theory-based mediators (attitude, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and social influence) were measured using multiple instruments at 3 time points (pretest, after 1 month, and after 3 months). The current study used an intent-to-treat approach and conducted linear mixed model growth curve analyses.<bold>Results: </bold>There were significant decreases noted in all outcome variables, including pain and symptoms over time in both groups. There were greater decreases in physical symptom distress scores among the intervention group compared with the control group (P = .0229). The mediators as a whole significantly explained overall decreases in general, physical, and psychological symptom distress scores after 3 months in both groups and the intervention group's greater decreases in general, physical, and psychological symptom distress scores after 1 month.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The technology-based program described herein could help to reduce cancer pain and its accompanying symptoms among Asian American survivors of breast cancer.
- Subjects
ASIAN Americans; CANCER patients; BREAST cancer; CANCER pain; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PAIN &; psychology; PAIN management; PAIN; ASIANS; SELF-efficacy; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH funding; BREAST tumors; CANCER &; psychology
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 2020, Vol 126, Issue 3, p670
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/cncr.32579