Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Oregon's Familias en Accion replicates benefits for underserved cancer co-survivors through Un Abrazo Para la Familia.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Our goal in this study was to determine if we could replicate initial findings when providing the intervention, Un Abrazo Para La Familia ("Abrazo"). Abrazo is a community-focused psychoeducational preventive intervention addressing the cancer information and coping needs of low-income, underserved family members of cancer survivors, developed and first implemented in Tucson, Arizona. METHODS:We used a preintervention and postintervention evaluation design to assess the effectiveness of replicating the Abrazo intervention with underserved Hispanic/Latino family members facing cancer as co-survivors. We describe lessons learned in an expansion of Abrazo from one region of the United States to another. RESULTS:Portland promotoras demonstrated that when the Abrazo intervention is provided via a culturally congruent, accessible format, the significant gains in cancer knowledge and self-efficacy reported by underserved co-survivors can be replicated. This is important because Oregon represents a US region different from Abrazo's origins in the Southwest. CONCLUSION:Our replication study provides a useful roadmap for others focusing on the psychosocial needs of Hispanic/Latino cosurviving family members of cancer. A manualized 12-hour training program based on the initial discovery and efficacy work was developed to train promotoras as a part of this study. The manual provides a clear protocol for others to replicate our intervention and evaluation procedures. Abrazo may be particularly important for family-centered care if the family does not have the cancer knowledge or self-confidence needed to fully participate.

SUBMITTER: Marshall CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6345396 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Oregon's Familias en Acción replicates benefits for underserved cancer co-survivors through Un Abrazo Para la Familia.

Marshall Catherine A CA   Curran Melissa A MA   Brownmiller Gail G   Solarte Ambar A   Armin Julie J   Hamann Heidi A HA   Crist Janice D JD   Niemelä Mika M   Badger Terry A TA   Weihs Karen L KL  

Psycho-oncology 20180815 10


<h4>Objective</h4>Our goal in this study was to determine if we could replicate initial findings when providing the intervention, Un Abrazo Para La Familia ("Abrazo"). Abrazo is a community-focused psychoeducational preventive intervention addressing the cancer information and coping needs of low-income, underserved family members of cancer survivors, developed and first implemented in Tucson, Arizona.<h4>Methods</h4>We used a preintervention and postintervention evaluation design to assess the  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC7998045 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7442931 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7274617 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7528822 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6660854 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7688272 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5240212 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9347465 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4381775 | biostudies-literature