Nueva Vida Intervention for Latina Breast Cancer Survivors and Caregivers
Quality of Life, Breast Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Quality of Life focused on measuring behavioral intervention, quality of life, breast cancer, Latina, caregiver, PCORI
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Survivors: Latina, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, speaks English or Spanish, has a Caregiver who is willing to participate.
- Caregivers: a primary caregiver for a Latina breast cancer survivor, speak English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to understand spoken English and/or Spanish and/or
- Cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent (determined by the PIs or Co-Investigators who are mental health professionals).
Sites / Locations
- Latinas Contra Cancer
- Nueva Vida
- Gilda's Club New York City
- SHARE
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Nueva Vida Intervention
Usual Care
Nueva Vida Intervention consists of 8 sessions of a skills-building group held twice a month for 4 months. Latina survivors and their caregivers arrive at the group together, separate into different rooms to learn the coping and communication skills, and then join together for discussion of the topic.
Usual care as provided by each of our 4 community-based organization partners. Usual care can include but is not limited to support groups, patient navigation, individual, couple or family therapy.