Should Latina Breast Cancer Survivors Be Improved Quality...

EBP Will Latina Breast Cancer Survivors Have an Improved Quality of Life if Intervention Includes Bilingual Education? Rae Barbosa College of Western Idaho Summary Very few studies have been completed on the quality of life of post-treatment Latina breast cancer survivors. The purpose of the evidence based practice study was to test whether or not the quality of life for Latina breast cancer survivors was affected by bilingual intervention. The study was composed of two groups. The control group received the usual breast cancer care. The experimental group received the usual care and some additional components including four teaching sessions completed within the first month and regular follow-up calls. Intervention†¦show more content†¦Nursing implications are that further culturally congruent studies should be completed to address the quality of life for Latina breast cancer survivorship. Culturally congruent nursing and core values should be included in health education programs. Intervention programs should be included in the preferred language of the Latina breast cancer survivor. All breast cancer survivors’ supportive needs should be met. (Juarez, Hurria, Uman Ferrell, 2013) Will Latina Breast Cancer Survivors Have an Improved Quality of Life if Intervention Includes Bilingual Education? The following paper is a review of an evidence based practice study written by Gloria Juarez, RN, PhD, Arti Hurria, MD, Gwen Uman, RN, PhD, and Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN called, â€Å"Impact of a Bilingual Education Intervention on the Quality of Life of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors† Background â€Å"Improving the QOL of cancer survivors has been identified as a public health priority by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and a number other organizations.† (Juarez, Hurria, Uman Ferrell, 2013) According to Siegel, Naishadham Jemal (2012) for Latina population in the U.S., breast cancer is the primary cause of cancer related deaths. Wu et al. (2012) says that, Latinas that are diagnosed with breast cancer, in comparison to Caucasians, are younger, have a less favorable prognosis, and have a