Barriers and facilitators for adopting a healthy lifestyle among Latina cancer survivors: A qualitative descriptive study.

Autor: Dolan HR; College of Nursing, University of Arizona, 1305 N. Martin, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA., Alvarez AA; College of Nursing, University of Arizona, 1305 N. Martin, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA., Freylersythe SJ; The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA., Penaloza I; The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA., Grijalva S; The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA., Taylor-Piliae R; College of Nursing, University of Arizona, 1305 N. Martin, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA., Crane TE; College of Nursing, University of Arizona, 1305 N. Martin, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA. tecrane@miami.edu.; Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA. tecrane@miami.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer [Support Care Cancer] 2022 Mar; Vol. 30 (3), pp. 2649-2659. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 24.
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06596-w
Abstrakt: Purpose: Cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanics/Latinos in the USA. Latina cancer survivors experience higher symptom burden than other cancer survivors. A healthy lifestyle can decrease recurrent cancer risk, increase well-being, and may decrease symptom burden in cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators for adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors among Latina cancer survivors.
Methods: Using the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework, qualitative descriptive methodology was used for secondary analysis of data from a previously conducted randomized clinical trial. Transcripts from the telephone health coaching calls, analyzed in the original language (English or Spanish), were used for this qualitative analysis.
Results: Intervention telephone call transcript data from Latina cancer survivors (n = 14) were analyzed. Major themes were as follows: Perceived susceptibility to other chronic illnesses, perceived benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and perceived barriers and facilitators of adopting a healthy lifestyle. Lack of knowledge about healthy lifestyle behaviors could prevent participants from adopting a healthy lifestyle; gaining new knowledge about healthy lifestyle behaviors was a facilitator for changing lifestyle. Family responsibility and wearable technology could both prevent and motivate the participants to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Conclusion: Developing culturally appropriate interventions for Latina cancer survivors is vital to decrease symptom burden and health risks, as well as improve health outcomes in this population.
(© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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