Due to improvements in early detection and treatment, the population of BC patient is expected to increase, and research has focused on BC patients’ experience and needs. As cancer patients become more diverse due to global emigration, more rigorous studies examining the effectiveness of psychosocial intervention among transcultural cancer patients are needed.īreast cancer (BC) survivors are the most prevalent cancer survivors with 4.4 million survivors living up to 5 years postdiagnosis. Without accounting for Asian immigrants overseas, the Asian population is expected to grow from 4.3 to 5.3 billion by 2050. Overall, there is limited research on the use and effectiveness of support groups with Asians cancer patients in Asia and in Western countries.
These studies support the effectiveness of support group in alleviating psychological distress and supporting quality of life of Asian BC women. The support group intervention activities include psycho-educational program such as health education, problem-solving, and stress management. The review includes 1 qualitative study, 3 descriptive studies, 1 mixed method design, and 10 experimental or quasi-experimental studies. There are 15 studies selected (12 from the Asian-Pacific region and 3 from Western countries).
Empirical studies related to support group among Asian and Asian American BC patients published between 1982 and April 2014 are reviewed. The purpose of this paper is to present an integrative review of research evidence on the effectiveness of cancer support groups with Asian BC patients. The social-cognitive processing theory underlies the principles of support groups and advocates that a positive, supportive social environment can improve cognitive processing. The effectiveness of support groups among Asian breast cancer (BC) patients has been unclear and received limited attention to the evidence of its effectiveness. Cancer support group has been studied as an intervention to improve patient psychosocial well-being.
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