Adaptation and Pilot of a Peer-Facilitated Self-Help Plus Stress Management Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients in Viet Nam
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Funding Fogarty Program
International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Adaptation and Pilot of a Peer-Facilitated Self-Help Plus Stress Management Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients in Viet Nam
Principal Institution
Boston University Medical Campus
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Le, Phuongthao Dinh
Project Contact Information
Email:
pt@ptle.org
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Vietnam
Collaborators
Hanoi University of Public Health
University of Copenhagen
Hanoi Medical University
New York University
Project Description
This project aims to adapt and pilot a guided self-help stress management program from the World Health Organization and to incorporate peer cancer survivors in providing psychosocial support to breast cancer patients in Vietnam. We seek to demonstrate the feasibility of the culturally and contextually adapted intervention in reducing the psychological distress associated with cancer diagnosis and treatment, to ultimately improve cancer patients’ health outcomes. Successful completion of the project begins to fill the gaps in the lack of culturally appropriate evidence-based mental health interventions for cancer patients in many low- and middle-income countries, and in many racial/ethnic groups in the U.S.
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