Survivors

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• Alternative Title:
  J Immigr Minor Health
• Personal Author:
  Le, Yen ; Gao, Zan ; Gomez, Scarlett Lin ; Pope, Zachary ; Dong, Ruocheng ; Allen, Laura ; Chang, Mei-Wei ; Wang, Judy Huei-yu
• Description:
  BACKGROUND
  
  Chinese American breast cancer survivors’ adherence to recommended physical activity (PA) guidelines has been understudied. This study investigated their PA adherence by acculturation level (vs. non-Hispanic White (NHW) survivors).
  
  METHODS
  
  195 Chinese and 202 NHW breast cancer survivors (stage 0-III) responded to a cross-sectional survey including a self-reported PA questionnaire. PA adherence referred to meeting PA recommendations for cancer survivors. Acculturation among Chinese was defined by proxies of U.S. residency, English proficiency, and interview language. Logistic regression was performed to examine factors associated with PA adherence.
  
  RESULTS
  
  More-acculturated Chinese survivors’ PA adherence rate was 76%. Less- acculturated Chinese survivors’ adherence rate (60%) was significantly lower than that of NHWs (80%) (OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.19, 0.75). Less-acculturated Chinese survivors were also less likely to engage in vigorous-intensity PA than NHWs. (p<.01).
  
  DISCUSSION
  
  Future research on less-acculturated Chinese survivors’ motivation for PA to promote their adherence is needed.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Acculturation Adolescent Adult Aged Asian Body Mass Index Breast Cancer Survivors Breast Neoplasms Cancer Survivors China Chinese American Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Humans Middle Aged Physical Activity Socioeconomic Factors United States White People Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Immigr Minor Health. 21(1):80-88
• Pubmed ID:
  29569102
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6151158
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  HHSN261201000140C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000035C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; CA139408/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R21 CA139408/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000035I/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000034C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP003862/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:61dfa02640421d0ffdffefe4adc554c45fd8215df1687db4094c166d43738508
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59292/cdc_59292_DS1.pdf
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