title: Outcomes of a culturally responsive health promotion program for elderly Korean survivors of gastrointestinal cancers: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: This single-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effects of a culturally responsive health promotion program for elderly Korean (CHP-K) survivors of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The program consisted of 8 weeks of Qi exercise and face-to-face counseling on physical and psychological factors. A total of 63 Korean GI cancer survivors, aged ≥65 years, who had completed their active cancer treatment, were recruited from a cancer center in South Korea. Outcomes included the amount of exercise, body weight, BMI, the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment scale, the M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory, and self-efficacy and self-esteem scales. Repeated measures MANCOVA revealed a significant difference over time between the groups (Wilks' Lambda F1,62 = 5.361, p = 0.007). Univariate RM-ANCOVA for each outcome measure revealed statistically significant differences between groups. These results suggested that the participation in the CHP-K may have enhanced the health of elderly Korean GI cancer survivors.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Room 513, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: esuh@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Eunyoung E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Hyewon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jiyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hyunsun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwi Ock
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Bo Lam
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Sang Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Kyu Joo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kwangho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Munwoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jekal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Culture; Health promotion; Koreans; Neoplasms; Survivors