BACKGROUND: African American breast cancer survivors are less adherent to guidelines for post-treatment breast cancer surveillance compared to White survivors. Survivors in Spirit (SIS) is an intervention that addresses this problem through lay health workers (LHWs). METHODS: African American women were trained as LHWs using a structured curriculum. Trainees' intervention knowledge was assessed before and after training. RESULTS: There was a substantial increase in the mean percentage of correct items from pre- to post-test for the trainees as a group. CONCLUSIONS: LHWs can be effectively prepared to conduct interventions focusing on the complexities of breast cancer recurrence and surveillance.
BACKGROUND: African American breast cancer survivors are less adherent to guidelines for post-treatment breast cancer surveillance compared to White survivors. Survivors in Spirit (SIS) is an intervention that addresses this problem through lay health workers (LHWs). METHODS: African American women were trained as LHWs using a structured curriculum. Trainees' intervention knowledge was assessed before and after training. RESULTS: There was a substantial increase in the mean percentage of correct items from pre- to post-test for the trainees as a group. CONCLUSIONS: LHWs can be effectively prepared to conduct interventions focusing on the complexities of breast cancer recurrence and surveillance.
Authors: Bernadine Cimprich; Nancy K Janz; Laurel Northouse; Patricia A Wren; Barbara Given; Charles W Given Journal: Psychooncology Date: 2005-09 Impact factor: 3.894
Authors: Matthew W Kreuter; Trent D Buskirk; Kathleen Holmes; Eddie M Clark; Lou Robinson; Xuemei Si; Suchita Rath; Deborah Erwin; Anne Philipneri; Elisia Cohen; Katherine Mathews Journal: J Cancer Surviv Date: 2008-02-07 Impact factor: 4.442