College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 7;20(12):6075. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126075.
Breast cancer disproportionately impacts Native Hawaiian, CHamoru, and Filipino women. Few culturally informed interventions addressing breast cancer survivors exist and none have been developed or tested specifically for Native Hawaiian, CHamoru, and Filipino women. This study aimed to conduct focus groups with Native Hawaiian, CHamoru, and Filipino women previously diagnosed with breast cancer to inform future research in Guam and Hawai'i. Convenience sampling and grounded theory approaches were used. Focus group sessions were conducted during summer 2023 and included questions to understand the barriers, motivators, and implementation recommendations for lifestyle interventions aimed at reducing the risk for breast cancer recurrence among the target population. Data saturation was reached after a total of seven focus groups (an average of four survivors/group per site) were conducted (three in Hawai'i and four in Guam), which represented 28 breast cancer survivors. Themes from the focus groups emerged around developing support systems with other survivors, providing physical activity and nutrition intervention activities and materials in multiple formats, and incorporating activities and foods that accommodate the side effects of breast cancer treatments and are culturally relevant. The average desired intervention length was eight weeks. These findings will inform the development and feasibility testing of a culturally informed lifestyle intervention for breast cancer survivors in Guam and Hawai'i.
乳腺癌在夏威夷原住民、查莫罗人和菲律宾妇女中不成比例地高发。目前几乎没有针对乳腺癌幸存者的文化敏感性干预措施,也没有专门为夏威夷原住民、查莫罗人和菲律宾妇女开发或测试的干预措施。本研究旨在与先前被诊断患有乳腺癌的夏威夷原住民、查莫罗人和菲律宾妇女进行焦点小组讨论,为关岛和夏威夷的未来研究提供信息。采用便利抽样和扎根理论方法。焦点小组会议于 2023 年夏季进行,包括了解针对目标人群的生活方式干预措施的障碍、动机和实施建议的问题,这些干预措施旨在降低乳腺癌复发的风险。在总共进行了七次焦点小组(每个地点平均每组有四名幸存者)(夏威夷有三次,关岛有四次),共有 28 名乳腺癌幸存者后,达到了数据饱和。焦点小组的主题围绕着与其他幸存者建立支持系统、以多种形式提供体育活动和营养干预活动和材料以及纳入适应乳腺癌治疗副作用和具有文化相关性的活动和食物展开。平均期望的干预时间为八周。这些发现将为关岛和夏威夷的乳腺癌幸存者制定和测试一种文化敏感性的生活方式干预措施提供信息。
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