The role of social support in post-treatment surveillance among African American colorectal cancer survivors

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• Alternative Title:
  J Psychosoc Oncol
• Personal Author:
  Le, Daisy ; Holt, Cheryl L. ; Pisu, Maria ; Brown-Galvan, Aquila ; Fairley, Temeika L. ; Smith, Judith Lee ; White, Arica ; Hall, Ingrid J. ; Oster, Robert A. ; Martin, Michelle Y.
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  African Americans are less likely than other groups to receive appropriate surveillance after colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. The objective of this study is to qualitatively explore the role of social support in post-CRC treatment surveillance and ultimately, inform interventions to promote surveillance in African American CRC survivors.
  
  Design
  
  Interviews were conducted with 60 African American CRC survivors recruited from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) study and the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Transcripts were reviewed and coded independently by the authors. The NVivo software package was used to facilitate coding and data management.
  
  Results
  
  Survivors were from 4 to 6 years post diagnosis, 57% female, 60% older than 65 years, 57% from rural Alabama, 30% with stage 1, 32% with stage 2, and 38% with stage 3 disease. Material and emotional social support from family and one’s faith community were cited as playing an important role in coping with the disease and post-treatment surveillance. Survivors who reported being adherent with post-treatment surveillance recommendations (according to stage of disease based on self-report of colonoscopy, CT scans, and blood work) reported more religious material and non-material social support, and support from other CRC survivors.
  
  Conclusion
  
  In these African American CRC survivors, support from family, other cancer survivors, and the faith community was perceived as being important for adherence to post-treatment surveillance. Interventions to increase post-treatment surveillance in this population may be enhanced by including components that emphasize familial, other cancer survivor, and religious support.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aged Black Or African American Colorectal Neoplasms Family Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Middle Aged Qualitative Research Religion Social Support Survivors Watchful Waiting

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• Source:
  J Psychosoc Oncol. 32(3):245-263.
• Pubmed ID:
  24611486
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5568546
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U01 CA093329/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U36 CD319276/CD/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States ; U01 CA093348/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA093324/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93339/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93324/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U36/CCU319276 CFDA 93.283/PHS HHS/United States ; U01 CA093339/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA093344/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93332/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93348/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA093326/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA093332/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA105202/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93344/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U01 CA93326/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:489366a1ce777ee8406f32ac94f03bc36418510f33eaa09661d79ed8b1e1e817
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47737/cdc_47737_DS1.pdf
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