Technology-Based Program for Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

By: Bryna Goeking
Posted: Friday, May 3, 2024

A recent report by Eun-Ok Im, PhD, of The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024 (Abstract LB150/17), explored the effects of technology-based programs in supporting Asian American breast cancer survivors. “This study supported significant effects of the technology-based program on various needs for help among Asian American breast cancer survivors,” the authors reported.

A technology-based approach was used for non–face-to-face interactions, set to increase the viewer’s self-efficacy and confidence regarding the cultural stigma of breast cancer. The technology was built upon the Supportive Care Needs Survey, a 34-item measure of perceived needs related to living with cancer. All types of needs except support needs decreased with the technology-based intervention, signifying greater self-efficacy in most areas (P < .001), according to the investigators.

Social support most strongly mediated the effects of the program across psychological, informational, and support needs. The authors acknowledged that these findings have not been tested among other racial/ethnic minority groups of survivors and are not generalizable without future research in these other patient populations.

Disclosure: The study authors reported no conflicts of interest.

AACR Annual Meeting 2024

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