Psychosocial Intervention cultural adaptation for Latinx patients and caregivers coping with advanced cancer Journal Article

   


Authors: Torres-Blasco, N.; Costas-Muñiz, R.; Rosario, L.; Porter, L.; Suárez, K.; Peña-Vargas, C.; Toro-Morales, Y.; Shen, M.; Breitbart, W.; Castro-Figueroa, E. M.
Article Title: Psychosocial Intervention cultural adaptation for Latinx patients and caregivers coping with advanced cancer
Abstract: Latinx advanced cancer patients and caregivers are less likely to have adequate access to culturally congruent psychosocial interventions. Culturally relevant and adapted interventions are more effective within minority groups. We obtained patients’ and caregivers’ initial evaluations of the Caregivers–Patients Support to Latinx coping with advanced-cancer (CASA) protocol. A qualitative study was conducted, and an acceptance questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were conducted to culturally adapt the psychosocial intervention for Latinx coping with cancer. The semi-structured interview described and demonstrated intervention components and elicited feed-back about each one. Latinx advanced cancer patients (Stage III and IV) and caregivers (n = 14 each) completed the acceptance survey, and N = 7 each completed semi-structured interviews. A total of 12 of the 14 patients and caregivers (85.7%) reported high acceptance of the goals and purposes of the intervention protocol. They also reported willingness to daily use of the content of the intervention components: Communication Skills, the Willingness of Meaning, Life has Meaning, Freedom of Will, Identity, Creative Sources of Meaning, and Homework. Most of the participants reported high acceptance (n = 9) of integrating family caregivers into therapy and the high acceptance (n = 10) of the length of the 4-session intervention. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Keywords: communication; meaning; family; latinx; coping with advanced cancer
Journal Title: Healthcare (Switzerland)
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
ISSN: 2227-9032
Publisher: MDPI AG  
Date Published: 2022-07-01
Start Page: 1243
Language: English
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10071243
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC9318517
PUBMED: 35885770
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 August 2022 -- Source: Scopus
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