Erratum to: Barriers and Facilitators to Recruitment to a Culturally Based Dietary Intervention Among Urban Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors

Abstract

Reports an error in "Barriers and facilitators to recruitment to a culturally based dietary intervention among urban Hispanic breast cancer survivors" by Blanca Bernard-Davila, A. Corina Aycinena, John Richardson, Ann Ogden Gaffney, Pam Koch, Isobel Contento, Christine Sardo Molmenti, Maria Alvarez, Dawn Hershman and Heather Greenlee ( Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2015[Jun], Vol 2[2], 244-255). In the original article, the sources of funding support were incorrectly reported. The following three grants are the correct sources of funding for this study: R21CA152903, UL1TR000040, and NCI 5T32CA009529. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record [rid]2016-38688-012[/rid]). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand factors related to recruitment to behavioral intervention trials among Spanish-speaking urban Hispanic breast cancer (BC) survivors. Method: Potentially eligible Hispanic BC survivors were recruited from the Columbia University Breast Oncology Clinic, signed informed consent, and completed a screening interview on demographics, medical history, acculturation (Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics), quality of life (QOL), and perceived benefits/risks of research participation. Trial eligibility criteria included stage 0-III BC, completion of adjuvant treatment, Hispanic descent, fluency in Spanish, and willingness to be randomized to active arm (9-session in-person culturally based ¡ Cocinar para su salud! dietary modification program) or control arm (written materials). We compared characteristics between eligible women who did and did not enroll in the trial. Results: One hundred two women completed the screening interview and were eligible to participate. Overall mean age was 57.3 ± 9.5 years, mean time since diagnosis was 3.4 ± 2.1 years, 71 % reported annual household income < US$15,000, and mean acculturation index score was 1.6 ± 0.6 (scale 1–5, low–high). Of the 102 women, 70 enrolled and 32 declined participation. Reasons stated for non-participation included lack of interest in dietary change, illness, and work constraints. Compared to women who enrolled, women who did not enroll were less likely to be employed P = 0.03) and more likely to only read/speak Spanish ( P = 0.02). Compared to women who enrolled, non-enrollers were more likely to state that research is costly to participants ( P = 0.03). Conclusion: Lower participation was associated with unemployment, monolingualism, and the perception that research is costly to participants. Future behavioral intervention trials among minority BC survivors need to account for these and other factors that may be related to trial participation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)