title: Mexican-American and Puerto Rican breast cancer survivors' perspectives on exercise: similarities and differences.
abstract: Qualitative data was collected from Mexican-American (MA) and Puerto Rican (PR) breast cancer survivors to gain their perspectives on the relevant issues surrounding breast cancer survivorship and exercise. Six focus groups, a total of 31 participants were convened (three in Puerto Rico and three in Texas). Responses were analyzed and compared between the MA and PR groups. Follow-up sessions were conducted at the sites to review the initial results and to validate a culturally adapted exercise intervention trial. A total of 900 responses were catalogued into 27 codes. Both groups had similar descriptions of exercise and barriers to exercise. Both groups expressed lack of information regarding their exercise capabilities. The groups differed in their responses to perceived safety in their community and how to deliver a culturally adapted exercise intervention in their community. We found important cultural differences and similarities in relevant factors of exercise and breast cancer survivorship.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Promotion Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA. TrevinoR8@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Rose A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Treviño
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Velda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Maribel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tirado-Gomez
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Basen-Engquist
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*