Culturally targeted video improves psychosocial outcomes in latina women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Psicología Social y MetodologíaPublisher
MDPI, Basel, SwitzerlandDate
2019-11-29Citation
10.3390/ijerph16234793
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 (2019): 4793
ISSN
1661-7827 (print); 1660-4601 (online)DOI
10.3390/ijerph16234793Funded by
This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute (R03CA191543; Hurtado-de-Mendoza and Sheppard, MPIs). This project was also supported by Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) by Federal Funds; the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program (CTSA) (KL2TR001432; Hurtado-de-Mendoza. PI), and by the Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities in Spain (PGC2018-093821-B-I00, FEDER, MICINN, Carrera, PI).Project
Gobierno de España. PGC2018-093821-B-I00Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234793Subjects
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; Latinos; Disparities; Intervention; PsicologíaRights
© 2019 by the authors.Abstract
Latina women at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) have lower awareness,
knowledge, and use of genetic counseling and testing services (GCT) than non-Latina Whites.
Few interventions have been developed to reduce these disparities among at-risk Latinas. This pilot
study assessed the impact of a culturally targeted narrative video developed by our team. The study
included 40 Latina immigrants living in the United States who were at risk of HBOC, including a ected
and una ected women. We assessed pre-post di erences in psychosocial outcomes. Participants were
47.35 years old on average (SD = 9.48). Most (70%) were una ected with cancer, had an annual income
of $40,000 or less (65%), an education of High School or less (62.5%), and were uninsured (77.5%).
The video significantly enhanced knowledge (p < 0.001), positive attitudes (p < 0.05), anticipatory
positive emotions (p < 0.05), and intentions to participate in counseling (p < 0.001). Importantly, the
video also significantly reduced negative attitudes (p < 0.05), and attitudinal ambivalence (p < 0.001).
The culturally targeted video shows preliminary evidence in improving psychosocial outcomes related
to GCT uptake in Latinas at risk for HBOC. This intervention is a promising easily-disseminable strategy to address disparities in GCT utilization
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Google Scholar:Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Alejandra
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Graves, Kristi D.
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Gómez-Trillos, Sara
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Carrera Levillain, Pilar
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Campos, Claudia
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Anderson, Lyndsay
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Luta, George
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Peshkin, Beth N.
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Schwartz, Marc D.
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Cupertino, Ana-Paula
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Gonzalez, Nathaly
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Sheppard, Vanessa B.
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