Decreasing menopausal symptoms of Asian American breast cancer survivors through a technology-based information and coaching/support program

This study adopted a randomized pretest/post-test group design among 91 Asian American breast cancer survivors (42 in an intervention group who used the program and the American Cancer Society Web site and 49 in a control group who used only the American Cancer Society Web site). The intervention was a theory-driven and culturally tailored intervention program that aimed to provide information and coaching/support using computers and mobile devices. Multiple instruments were used to measure background characteristics and menopausal symptoms at pretest, post 1-month, and post 3 months. An intent-to-treat linear mixed-model growth curve analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The intervention group showed a significant decrease in the distress scores of menopausal symptoms over time: physical (β = −0.07, P = 0.08), psychological (β = −0.13, P = 0.05), psychosomatic (β = −0.17, P = 0.06), and total symptoms (β = −0.19, P = 0.01). Theory-based variables including attitudes, social influences, and self-efficacy partially mediated the impact of the intervention on the distress scores of menopausal symptoms (P 
Source: Menopause - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research