Training lay health workers to promote post-treatment breast cancer surveillance in African American breast cancer survivors: Development and implementation of a curriculum Journal Article
| Authors: | Thompson, H. S.; Edwards, T.; Erwin, D. O.; Lee, S. H.; Bovbjerg, D.; Jandorf, L.; Littles, M.; Valdimarsdottir, H. B.; Lewis, T.; Karsif, K.; Petersen, B.; Romero, J. |
| Article Title: | Training lay health workers to promote post-treatment breast cancer surveillance in African American breast cancer survivors: Development and implementation of a curriculum |
| Abstract: | 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. Copyright © AACE and EACE. |
| Keywords: | adult; middle aged; young adult; methodology; neoplasm recurrence, local; breast neoplasms; survivor; survivors; education; curriculum; tumor recurrence; breast tumor; health promotion; african americans; african american; health education; ethnology; paramedical personnel; allied health personnel |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Cancer Education |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0885-8195 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2009-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 267 |
| End Page: | 274 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08858190902973085 |
| PUBMED: | 19838883 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: JCEDE" - "Source: Scopus" |
