Barriers to Psychosocial Services Use For Latina Versus Non-Latina White Breast Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aims of this study were to compare barriers to use of psychosocial services by Latina versus non-Latina white women who had been diagnosed as having breast cancer and to examine associations between the barriers and use of psychosocial services.

Methods

A sample of 265 Latina and non-Latina white women who had received treatment in a comprehensive cancer center in New York City completed a mailed questionnaire. The questionnaire measured quality of life, interest in receiving help for psychological distress, psychosocial services use, and barriers to use of psychosocial services. Bivariate and adjusted logistic regression models were used to analyze the data.

Results

More than half of the sample reported preferring to return to their normal routines, fel

SUBMITTER: Costas-Muniz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8573900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature