The long-term goal of this research is to increase breast cancer screening rates in NYC Chinese immigrants. The researchers plan to accomplish this objective by developing and testing a culturally- and linguistically-adapted Witness Project program for Chinese immigrants. To inform the intervention development, the study team will identify barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening in Chinese immigrants through individual qualitative interviews. A total of 156 participants will be recruited during the entire study. In Aim 1 which started in July 2021, 60 women were recruited for in-depth interviews to assess their breast cancer knowledge, perceived barriers and benefits/risks to completing mammography, perceived susceptibility to breast cancer, fatalism, screening intention, acculturation, language preference, and health literacy. In Aim 2, 96 women will be recruited to participate in the pilot testing of the intervention. Recruitment will take place at community sites that serve Chinese immigrants in New York City. Enrollment for Aim 2 is anticipated to start in March of 2022.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
99
Health education program utilizing narrative messages to promote breast cancer screening in Chinese immigrant women will be delivered in a group format in the community
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Number of Participants That Scored Above 80% in the Feasibility and Acceptability Questionnaire
Post-program survey to access acceptability of adapted narrative education program. Full-scale from 0% to 100%, with a higher percent indicating greater acceptability. An arbitrary cutoff value of 80% acceptance will determine the interventions' acceptability for the study.
Time frame: immediately post presentation (presentation approximately 1 hour)
Number of Participants Who Were Engaged in Program
Percent of participants who showed up to the Chinese-community-based organizations and would like to participate in the program to assess engagement rate of participants
Time frame: Baseline
Percentage of Community Organizations Willing to Host Program
Percentage of Chinese Community-based organizations who were willing to host the program to assess feasibility. Engagement rate of Chinese-community-based organizations was used to access feasibility
Time frame: 7 months
Change in Breast Cancer Knowledge
Pre- and post-program survey to access change in breast cancer knowledge. Each correct answer counted as 1 point, each incorrect one as 0, and skipped questions as 0. Full scale from 0-6, with a higher score indicates more knowledge.
Time frame: baseline and 6 months post intervention
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