Translation of a Stress Management Intervention for Rural Spanish-Speaking Latina Breast Cancer Survivors: The Nuevo Amanecer-Rural Trial

Abstract

Background: Latina breast cancer survivors (LBCS) suffer worse psychosocial health than their white counterparts. Rural cancer patients have limited access to cancer supportive services due to distance, lack of transportation, low income, and low literacy. There is a need for effective interventions tailored for rural LBCS to address disparities in rural settings. Aims: Describe a cognitive-behavioral stress management program, Nuevo Amanecer-Rural. Describe methods for conducting a RCT among rural communities for Spanishspeaking LBCS. Describe baseline levels of breast cancerspecific quality of life (QoL) in rural LBCS.