Developing a culturally competent peer support intervention for Spanish-speaking Latinas with breast cancer

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 268-280

  Nápoles Springer, Anna M ^a   Ortíz, Carmen ^b   O'Brien, Helen ^a   Díaz Méndez, Marynieves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Circulo de Vida Cancer Support and Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Latinos; Mixed methods; Peer counselors; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67449111139     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9128-4     Document Type: Article

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