PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Design, develop, and deliver a no-cost, culturally appropriate, community-engaged, evidence-based, easily accessible, multilevel program to one hundred individuals who are breast cancer survivors in WNY prioritzing those who have most recently transitioned into their post-treatment life and/or self-identify as African American.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the feasibility and acceptability of the newly generated survivorship programming.
II. Prepare for possible future dissemination and implementations at other National Witness Project® (NWP) sites.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. Examinations of:
Ia. Program participants overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life; Ib. Program participants breast cancer recurrence rates; Ic. Factors that influence the program's self-sustainability potential; Id. Processes involved in programming revision / modification / improvement etc.
OUTLINE:
Patients attend survivorship group support sessions over 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and 1:1 peer mentoring sessions with long-term breast cancer survivors on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month for up to 12 months.
