Trial reportCancer2011
Sisters Peer Counseling in Reproductive Issues After Treatment (SPIRIT): a peer counseling program to improve reproductive health among African American breast cancer survivors.
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- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle and Education-based Therapies on Bladder, Bowel, Vaginal, Sexual, Psychological Function, Quality of Life, and Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Females Treated for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2025Pooled it
- How effective is peer-to-peer support in cancer patients and survivors? A systematic review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Incidence and severity of sexual dysfunction among women with breast cancer: a meta-analysis based on female sexual function index.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Pooled it
- Home-based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Sexual dysfunction in women with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis of studies using the Female Sexual Function Index.Endocrine · 2016Pooled it
- Interventions for sexual dysfunction following treatments for cancer in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions addressing the needs of Black women diagnosed with breast cancer: a review of the current landscape.Psycho-oncology · 2015Pooled it
- Self-Reported Sexual Function Measures Administered to Female Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review, 2008-2014.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2015Pooled it
- Quantifying psychological distress among cancer patients in interventions and scales: a systematic review.Current pain and headache reports · 2014Pooled it
- Fertility preservation for patients with cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2013Guideline
- Childbearing attitudes and decisions of young breast cancer survivors: a systematic review.Human reproduction updatePooled it
- A prospective exploration of symptom burden clusters in women with breast cancer during chemotherapy treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Trial
- Efficacy trial of an Internet-based intervention for cancer-related female sexual dysfunction.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2013Trial
- Reproductive Health Knowledge among African American Women Enrolled in a Clinic-Based Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Psychosocial and Behavioral Risk: Project DC-HOPE.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthTrial
- Article
- The Role of Physical Exercise in Sexual Health and Body Image in Women Living with and Surviving Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Adaptation models, barriers, and facilitators for cultural safety in telepsychiatry: A systematic scoping review.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2024Article
- Current Considerations in Interventions to Address Sexual Function and Improve Care for Women with Cancer.Current sexual health reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfrican American breast cancer survivors may be at high risk for reproductive health problems, including menopause symptoms, sexual dysfunction, and distress about cancer-related infertility. The authors partnered with Sisters Network Inc. to create the Sisters Peer Counseling in Reproductive Issues After Treatment (SPIRIT) program, a culturally sensitive intervention program that combined a written workbook and peer counseling.
methodsThree hundred women were randomized to receive either the workbook plus 3 in-person sessions with a trained peer counselor or the workbook plus ≤ 30 minutes of telephone counseling to be initiated by the participant. Questionnaires at baseline, post-treatment, and at 6-month and 12-month follow-up assessed emotional distress, sexual function, relationship satisfaction, spirituality, menopause symptoms, and knowledge. Satisfaction with the program and the use of medical care also were assessed.
resultsBoth groups of women improved significantly in knowledge, decreased in distress, and had decreased hot flashes. Sexually active women had improved sexual function at 6-month follow-up but not at 1 year. However, peer counseling had little incremental benefit over the telephone counseling.
conclusionsThe SPIRIT program was rated very useful by 66% of women. Outcomes justify continued use of the workbook and further research to optimize the impact of peer counseling.
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