Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women

Description

The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.

Conditions

Breast Cancer Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Cancer Screening, Health Disparities

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.

Faith in Action! A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Church-based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean Women in Los Angeles

Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women

Condition
Breast Cancer Female
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90069

Los Angeles

UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Korean woman who is 45 years or older
  • * Does not currently have a breast cancer diagnosis
  • * Non-adherent to cancer screening (did not receive mammogram in last 2 years based on self-report)
  • * Prospective or current member of participating Korean Churches
  • * Willing to participate in study
  • * Does not meet inclusion criteria as described above

Ages Eligible for Study

45 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2025-12-01