Evaluating a culturally tailored peer-mentoring and education pilot intervention among Chinese breast cancer survivors using a mixed-methods approach

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 629-637

  Lu, Qian ^a   You, Jin ^b   Man, Jenny ^a   Loh, Alice ^c   Young, Lucy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Herald Cancer Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer survivors; Chinese American; Culturally tailored; Peer mentorship; Psychosocial intervention; Social support

Indexed keywords

ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; TEACHER;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84911500854     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.629-637     Document Type: Article

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