A community-based approach to translational research addressing breast cancer disparities
Translational Behavioral Medicine(2011)
摘要
Disparities in breast cancer survival rates suggest that biological processes contribute. Translational research addressing health disparities would benefit from using a community-based participatory approach (CBPR) to examine biological processes commonly seen as the proximal causes of illness as well as behavioral and social-ecological “causes of the causes” within an integrated conceptual framework. This paper describes a CBPR study that explored perceptions regarding breast cancer relevant behaviors, and the application of the study’s results to develop translational research. Data from eight focus groups of African American ( n = 29) and Caucasian women ( n = 27) were analyzed, using the framework of the social-ecological model. Nutrition and physical activity were valued over screening and research participation. Treatment of illness was emphasized over prevention. Women’s perspectives are presented within a framework that facilitated the collaborative development of translational research to examine associations among biological, behavioral, and societal processes contributing to disparities.
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关键词
Translational research,Community-based participatory research,Health disparities,Breast cancer
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