Health Behavior Changes following Breast Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Comparison among Chinese American, Korean American, and Mexican American Survivors
Health Behavior Changes following Breast Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Comparison among Chinese American, Korean American, and Mexican American Survivors
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DOI：
10.1353/hpu.2013.0094
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Ashing-Giwa, Kimlin T.
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作者：
Lim, Jung-won;Gonzalez, Patricia;Ashing-Giwa, Kimlin T.
这项研究探讨了华裔、韩裔和墨西哥裔美国女性在乳腺癌治疗后如何改变她们的健康行为，并确定了影响她们改变的动机和障碍。一项探索性的、描述性的、定性的研究使用了六个焦点小组。讨论被转录和翻译，以便进行内容分析。在被诊断为乳腺癌后最常被描述为改变行为的健康行为实践中，各种族之间存在显著差异：1)饮食习惯，2)体育活动，3)替代药物，4)睡眠，5)社交活动，6)体重控制，7)饮酒。家庭、经济、环境和宗教信仰通常被认为是改变健康行为的动机和/或障碍。研究结果提供了对不同种族健康行为变化的不同视角的洞察，这对于开发文化定制的行为干预措施，以提高服务不足的乳腺癌幸存者的生活质量和减少健康差距至关重要。
This study explored how Chinese American, Korean American, and Mexican American women modify their health behaviors following breast cancer treatment and identified motivators and barriers that influence their changes. An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study was undertaken using six focus groups. Discussions were transcribed and translated for content analysis. Significant differences among the ethnic groups were noted in the following health behavior practices which were most commonly stated as changed behaviors after a breast cancer diagnosis: 1) eating habits, 2) physical activity, 3) alternative medicine, 4) sleeping, 5) social activity, 6) weight control, and 7) alcohol consumption. Family, financial concerns, environment, and religious faith were commonly mentioned as motivators of and/or barriers to changes in health behaviors. Findings provide insight into different perspectives related to changes in health behaviors by ethnicity, which is critical for developing culturally tailored behavioral interventions to improve underserved breast cancer survivors' quality of life and to reduce health disparities.