Peer Support Programming Among Women At-risk For or Surviving Breast Cancer: Facilitators and Barriers to Community-based Patient Navigation.

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• Alternative Title:
  Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2025, v. 15, no. 1: Peer Support Programming Among Women At-risk For or Surviving Breast Cancer: Facilitators and Barriers to Community-based Patient Navigation.
• Journal Article:
  Translational Behavioral Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Statman, Muriel R. ; Sleiman, Marcelo M. ; Liu, Duye ; Zisa, Anthony J. ; Fleischmann, Adina ; Tercyak, Kenneth P.
• Description:
  Peer support (PS) programs offer care to women at-risk for and surviving breast cancer to improve their quality of life (QoL).
  
  This study evaluated a cancer-focused community-based organization's (CBO) one-on-one and no-cost PS program to identify its uptake and outcomes.
  
  A secondary analysis was conducted among N = 1054 breast cancer previvors and survivors who contacted the CBO for information and support: outcomes were assessed 30 days later. Associations among demographic/clinical factors and the offer, uptake, and outcomes of PS were analyzed.
  
  In this sample, N = 930 women (88.2%) were breast cancer survivors. PS was offered to N = 807 women (76.6%). Logistic regression demonstrated increased odds of being offered PS among those who were younger (odds ratio OR = 1.24), with lower household incomes (OR = 1.37), and who found the CBO more beneficial for themselves and their families (e.g. OR = 1.19). Of those offered PS, N = 304 (37.7%) utilized it. PS utilization was more likely among mothers (OR = 1.57), breast cancer previvors (OR = 1.59), and those with lower QoL (OR = 1.18). Women who utilized PS generally reported positive experiences (Mean = 44.4/50): younger age and positive experience were associated with better PS outcome (P's ≤ 0.03). Among women who did not utilize PS, commonly reported challenges included time (17.5%) and discomfort sharing personal information (9.8%). Other barriers (63.9%) analyzed qualitatively referenced lack of need or interest, time constraints, and existing support networks.
  
  PS programming was well-received among the one-third of women who participated, especially younger women and with those lower QoL. Barriers to utilizing PS could be addressed to enhance its reach and impact.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Peer Group
  • Quality of Life
  • Social Support
  • Patient Navigation
  • Adult
  • Cancer Survivors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Breast Cancer
  • Peer Support
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Navigation
  • Community-Based Organization
• Source:
  Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2025, v. 15, no. 1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaf085
• ISSN:
  1869-6716 ; 1613-9860
• Pubmed ID:
  41388890
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12701418
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  P30 CA051008/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP005408/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30CA051008/National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health/ ; U58DP005408/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Pages in Document:
  ibaf085(17 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260904/cdc_260904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 475.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d282878664629352717f2cf13b4524ba59ad7936b3cadeb1db5d2ac1cb2c894375c97c302465f620425a6f481c4a4ca24dcf11ae1384f2a65edaa31f0c693750