Promoting cancer screening among churchgoing Latinas: Fe en Acciï¿½n/faith in action

Elder, John P.; Haughton, Jessica; Perez, L. G.; Martı́nez, Marı́a Elena; Torre, Carolina López De la; Slymen, Donald J.; Arredondo, Elva M.

doi:10.1093/her/cyx033

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“…Therefore, for the other three studies, it was possible to measure the change in ORs from baseline to follow-up, which would be a more realistic estimate of the intervention effect in real world conditions. When only considering studies with baseline screening measures not equal to zero, the OR for the Elder et al study was 2.6 (CI 0.84-2.18), for the Nuño et al study it was 1.6 (CI 1.28-1.98), and for the Jandorf et al study it was 1.5 (0.66-1.02) (data not shown) [9,16,24].…”

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“…Using the inclusion criteria for this review, seven studies were initially identified; however, after full text review, two of these studies were removed because the samples did not include over 50% Hispanic participants or did not report results separately for Hispanic women, leaving a final sample of five studies [6,9,10,16,24]. Three studies employed experimental designs with random samples, and two studies used quasi-experimental designs, randomized by study site ( Table 1).…”

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“…To calculate ORs for each study, 12-month follow-up periods were used for three studies [6,9,24]. For the Jandorf et al study, the 8-month follow-up period data were used, and for the Fernandez et al study, 6-month follow-up period data were used [10,16].…”

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Systematic Review of Mammography Screening Educational Interventions for Hispanic Women in the United States

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In the United States (U.S.), Hispanics experience breast cancer disparities. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among Hispanic women, and Hispanic women receive mammography screening at lower rates than some other ethnic groups. This low rate of screening mammography is associated with increased risk for possible late-stage diagnosis and lower survival rates. Educational interventions could play a role in increasing screening mammography rates among Hispanic women. This systematic review synthesized the current literature on educational interventions to increase mammography screening among Hispanic women. The review included studies published between May 2003 and September 2017 with experimental and quasi-experimental interventions to increase mammography screening among Hispanics in the U.S. Five studies out of an initial 269 studies met inclusion criteria for the review. All studies employed an interpersonal intervention strategy with community health workers, or promotoras, to deliver the mammography screening intervention. For each study, odds ratios (OR) were calculated to estimate intervention effectiveness based on similar follow-up time periods. The study ORs resulted in a narrow range between 1.02 and 2.18, indicating a low to moderate intervention effect for these types of interpersonal cancer education interventions. The summary OR for the random effects model was 1.67 (CI 1.24-2.26). Hispanics exhibit lower levels of adherence to screening mammography than non-Hispanic whites. Interpersonal cancer education interventions such as the use of promotoras may help to mediate the impact of barriers to receiving a mammogram such as low health literacy, deficits in knowledge about the benefits of screening, and low awareness of the availability of screening services.

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Systematic Review of Mammography Screening Educational Interventions for Hispanic Women in the United States

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“…1 Many studies with Latino and other predominantly immigrant populations have partnered with faith institutions to raise awareness of health issues and to provide services to un-or underinsured community members. [8][9][10][11] Faith institutions can be an important venue to gain access to these populations and to promote health behaviors among community members who have barriers to accessing medical care, such as lack of insurance, being undocumented, language barriers, and lack of time due to long work hours. A recent review concluded that health promotion activities in faith institutions can increase screening rates among Latinas.…”

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Cancer-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors within the Latino Faith Community in South Los Angeles

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Objectives: The goal of this study was to establish relationships with Latino churches in South Los Angeles and to collect data from parishioners regarding their access to care, cancer risk factors, and cancer-related knowledge, attitudes and screening.Methods: In 2014, we approached five Latino churches. All allowed us to describe the study and to consent potential respondents at a designated time during the church service.Results: 398 Latino respondents (75% female) completed the survey in English (15%) or Spanish (85%). Most respondents were born in Mexico (63%). Only 56% had health insurance and 51% had a regular doctor. Based on self-reported height and weight, 33% were overweight and 51% were obese. However, only 42% of obese respondents had been told by their doctor that they were obese. Although it is well-established that obesity is a major cancer risk factor, respondents lacked knowledge about the important role of nutrition and exercise in cancer prevention. Among women, adherence to national screening guidelines was 88% for cervical cancer, 72% for breast cancer and 58% for colorectal cancer. However, they were quite willing to undergo cancer screening if recommended by a physician and reported few barriers to colorectal cancer screening.Conclusions: Our data suggest a need to focus on both primary and secondary cancer prevention by promoting healthy lifestyles to curb the obesity epidemic and by promoting colorectal cancer screening. These data will inform future interventions to promote wellness in South Los Angeles in collaboration with the Latino faith community. Ethn Dis. 2019;29(2):239-246; doi:10.18865/ed.29.2.239

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“…As such, CHWs often have a deep understanding of the barriers encountered by the population when they attempt to engage in health promotion behaviors such as cancer screening. Research has shown that CHWs are effective in reaching disparate populations to promote uptake of screenings for breast cancer (Elder et al, 2017) and cervical cancer (Studts et al, 2012). However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the effectiveness of CHWs in promoting lung cancer screening.…”

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Design of a Community-Based Lung Cancer Education, Prevention, and Screening Program

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Uptake of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening is extremely low. Efforts to promote screening are warranted, especially among disparate groups such as racial/ethnic minorities and those of lower socioeconomic status. This article describes the design and implementation strategies of the ongoing cancer-Community Awareness Access Research and Education (c-CARE) program. The purpose of c-CARE is to increase community awareness of lung cancer screening through education. Community health workers were trained to implement the intervention in 12 community sites. The Health Belief Model guided the evaluation and intervention development methods. Aims include changing participants’ knowledge, attitude, and beliefs related to lung cancer and increasing lung cancer early detection and prevention behaviors by identifying and connecting high-risk and/or nicotine-dependent individuals to LDCT screening and/or tobacco cessation services. If effective, these methods could model increased dissemination to other high-risk communities.

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Promoting cancer screening among churchgoing Latinas: Fe en Acciï¿½n/faith in action

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Systematic Review of Mammography Screening Educational Interventions for Hispanic Women in the United States

Systematic Review of Mammography Screening Educational Interventions for Hispanic Women in the United States

Cancer-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors within the Latino Faith Community in South Los Angeles

Design of a Community-Based Lung Cancer Education, Prevention, and Screening Program

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