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Background: Limited health services research and culturally-appropriate evidence-based program implementation has focused on the Korean American population despite the growing awareness of the high burden of cancer in this ethnic... more
Background: Limited health services research and culturally-appropriate evidence-based program implementation has focused on the Korean American population despite the growing awareness of the high burden of cancer in this ethnic subgroup. Purpose: The overall pilot goal is to increase understanding of cancer survivorship among Korean Americans and to inform strategies to implement evidence-based care options that utilize a culturally-sensitive, family-focused approach. Methods: Using a community-based participatory research approach, the evidence-based FamCARE program, a problem-solving, skills-training program for family caregivers to cancer survivors, was reviewed for cultural relevancy and adapted to include appropriate scenarios and problem solving case examples, translated, and pilot implemented through Korean American community-based organizations (CBOs). A target of up to 20 caregiver/cancer survivor dyads (n=40) are being recruited and enrolled into six, bi-weekly two-hour ...