A novel intervention using interactive technology and personal narratives to reduce cancer disparities: African American breast cancer survivor stories

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-30

  Pérez, Maria ^a   Sefko, Julianne A ^a   Ksiazek, Deb ^a   Golla, Balaji ^b   Casey, Chris ^b   Margenthaler, Julie A ^a   Colditz, Graham ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^a,b   Jeffe, Donna B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast cancer; Cancer communication; Cancer information; Narratives; Survivor stories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84897581977     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0308-4     Document Type: Article

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