Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2019
Published Online: August 01, 2019
Updated: April 30, 2020
Changing Health Behaviors To Manage Chronic Conditions in Community-Dwelling African American Breast-Cancer Survivors (AABCS)
Julie Hunley, PhD, OT; Phyllis Holder, RN, MS; Yvonne Greer
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
  • Sisters 4 Cure, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, USA
  • Y Eat Right, Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Article Information
Advocacy / Complementary/Alternative Approaches / Health and Wellness / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2019
Changing Health Behaviors To Manage Chronic Conditions in Community-Dwelling African American Breast-Cancer Survivors (AABCS)
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515339. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4022
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2019, Vol. 73, 7311515339. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO4022
Abstract

Date Presented 04/05/19

African American women diagnosed with breast cancer where this study was completed have significantly worse outcomes than Caucasian women. The purpose of this study was to prevent and manage chronic disease in AABCS. Partnering with the community to deliver interdisciplinary group intervention had a significant impact on changing health behaviors and risk factors to prevent and manage chronic conditions and reduce health disparities among AABCS.

Primary Author and Speaker: Julie Hunley

Contributing Authors: Phyllis Holder, Yvonne Greer