Acculturative stress in Korean Americans.

Background: Acculturative stress is known to contribute to chronic diseases among many immigrants and yet this association in Korean Americans remains unclear.

Aim: The study purpose was to examine the level of acculturative stress in Korean Americans and to determine if correlations existed with personal and physiological factors.

Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in a sample of 107 Korean American adults.

Transitions in Symptom Cluster Subgroups Among Men Undergoing Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy.

Background: Prostate cancer is a common type of cancer worldwide and in the United States. However, little information has been reported on the symptoms of men over time who receive radiation therapy.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to identify subgroups of men at pre- and post-radiation therapy on general and treatment-related symptoms and to determine transitions in subgroup membership over time.

Association of symptoms and cytokines in prostate cancer patients receiving radiation treatment.

Introduction: Men with prostate cancer undergoing radiation treatment frequently report fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety and urinary, bowel, sexual, and hormonal symptoms. Plasma concentrations of cytokines may be related to these symptoms, but few studies have examined these relationships. The study purpose was to explore the association between prostate cancer symptoms and cytokine levels at pretreatment and posttreatment.

Fatigue-based subgroups of breast cancer survivors with insomnia.

The purpose of this study was to determine if breast cancer survivors (BCS) with insomnia can be grouped according to their level of fatigue. A secondary data analysis was conducted on baseline data obtained from a randomized clinical trial that focused on a cognitive-behavioral intervention for insomnia in BCS. Participants were BCS (n = 86) with insomnia who were at least 3 months after completion of primary treatment without current evidence of disease.

Insomnia, depression, and distress among outpatients with prostate cancer.

Limited information is known about insomnia, depression, and distress in men with prostate cancer. This study explored insomnia and its relationship to depression and distress in this population. Participants (N = 51) were recruited from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center outpatient clinic.

Coping style and sleep quality in men with cancer.

Background: Few studies have characterized the effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment on sleep quality in men with cancer, and even fewer have identified mediators between psychosocial factors and physical symptoms. It has been debated whether active, approach-oriented, coping behaviors or more passive, avoidance-oriented, coping behaviors are more important to the preservation of sleep quality.

Purpose: This study tested the impact of coping style (i.

Efficacy of an insomnia intervention on fatigue, mood and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to describe the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on fatigue, mood and quality of life in breast cancer survivors.

Background: Women who receive primary treatment for breast cancer often complain of insomnia. Rarely evaluated in insomnia intervention studies is the effect of cognitive behavioural treatment on the psychosocial outcomes of fatigue, mood and quality of life.

Randomized trial of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for insomnia in breast cancer survivors.

Purpose/objectives: To determine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for treating insomnia in breast cancer survivors.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: University and medical center settings.

Review and critique of the literature of complementary and alternative therapy use among Hispanic/Latino women with breast cancer.

Healthcare providers often care for patients who use complementary and alternative therapy (CAT). Despite recent advances in cross-cultural research, little is known about how Hispanic/Latino women being treated for breast cancer use CAT to manage the disease and the side effects of treatment. A woman's cultural heritage, education, healthcare beliefs, degree of acculturation, and socioeconomic factors influence her decision to use CAT and the choice of a specific CAT.

Well-being in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white survivors of breast cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To test a well-being model on Hispanic and non-Hispanic white survivors of breast cancer by comparing responses about variables hypothesized to predict well-being.

Main Research Variables: Healthcare orientation, uncertainty, social support, resourcefulness, self-esteem, and well-being.

Design: Descriptive and comparative.