Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Health Screening Promotion Project: Staying Healthy

Patient Navigation to Improve Quality of Life and Screening Practices Among Latino Breast Cancer Survivors

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 2 patient navigator conditions: PN+ and usual PN in which (condition 1) we will evaluate the efficacy of a culturally tailored PN program ("PN+") on improving quality of life (QoL), screening practices and treatment follow-up compliance among breast HL survivors. In usual PN, participants will receive information brochures on breast cancer survivorship and have a minimum of 1 contact with the patient navigator.

This RCT involves a 2 (group) by 2 (time) repeated measures design with experimental condition (specialized PN+cancer survivorship program over 6 months versus PN only (control condition) as the between-groups factor, and time-point (baseline pre-randomization and post-PN at 6 months follow-up) as the within-groups factor. This RCT involves 2 patient navigator conditions: PN+ and usual PN in which (condition 1) we will evaluate the efficacy of a culturally tailored PN program ("PN+") on improving quality of life (QoL), screening practices and treatment follow-up compliance among breast HL survivors. In usual PN, participants will receive information brochures on breast cancer survivorship and have a minimum of 1 contact with the patient navigator.

Inclusion Criteria:

• report a primary diagnosis of breast cancer
• have completed primary treatment within the past 36 months
• evidence of verbal fluency in English or Spanish
• self-identify as HL

Exclusion Criteria

• evidence of metastatic disease
• current severe mental illness such as psychosis
• substance dependence within the past year
• active suicidality
• ongoing neo-adjuvant therapy
• unavailable for follow-up over the course of the study period