Cancer Leadership Training for Clergy Wives and Widows

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Cancer
Patient Empowerment

Interventions: Behavioral: Cancer Survivorship Leadership Training for Clergy Wives and Widows

Registration Number: NCT04544241

Lead Sponsor: Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Brief Summary: Multiple cancer health disparities exist for underrepresented minority groups, such as higher late stage diagnoses and greater cancer-related deaths. Among African Americans, there is an increased cancer survivorship and caregiving burden, which necessitates more support and resources during these phases. The African American church has been evidenced to be a trusted source of resource and provide culturally competent care and contribute to decreasing these disparities. Importantly, the leadership of the African American churches are pivotal to the health and wellness of this population. One important leader is the clergy wife or widow, who is understudied but vital to the function of the church function and activities. The long-term goal of this proposed study is to develop a leadership training program for clergy wives and widows with emphasis on cancer survivorship and caregiving. The objective of this pilot project is to develop and test the Cancer Survivorship and Caregiver Leadership Education for Clergy Wives and Widows, with specific emphasis of cultural and spiritual considerations of African American cancer survivors and caregivers. The rationale for this project, is that African American clergy wives and widows can receive the necessary training to assist cancer survivors and caregivers in the management of physical, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, and financial challenges. This study will be accomplished in four aims, which are 1) Develop skills and knowledge to perform an in-depth culturally sensitive need assessment and intervention map tailored for aging African American cancer survivors and caregivers, 2) To increase cancer survivorship and caregiving leadership education and activities for African American Clergy Wives and Widows, and 3) Enhance awareness of cancer-related health issues and its relationship to key determinants among aging cancer survivors and caregivers. This project is innovative in establishing a culturally and spiritually tailored intervention to develop the training of Clergy Wives and Widows to provide appropriate education for community dwelling African American survivors and caregivers. This research is significant because of its potential to inform cancer and caregiving related research and evidence-based practice for both health care professionals and community organizations and institutions to improve long term-health outcomes.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

Identify as either a clergy wife or widow
Identify as African American and/or Black
Live within the boundaries of Los Angeles County
Be at least 18 years of age
Speak and/or read English

Exclusion Criteria

Does not identify as a clergy wife or widow
Does not self-identify as African American and/or Black
Lives outside the boundaries of Los Angeles County
Under the age of 18
Unable to speak and/or read English

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Clergy Wives and Widows	Cancer Survivorship Leadership Training for Clergy Wives and Widows	We will provide cancer survivorship and caregiving leadership education and activities for African American Clergy Wives and Widows by creating an educational partnership program aimed towards church-based health education on cancer survivorship and caregiving

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Participants Achieving Improvement in Mental Status and Wellness Using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Survey	10 months	By comparison from baseline to post-intervention, there will be a 30% increase in the awareness of depression, anxiety and stress among study participants.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Target Levels in Cancer Knowledge Using the Cancer Awareness Measurement Survey	10 months	By comparison from baseline to post-intervention, there will be a 30% increase in the cancer awareness, risk factors, and screening among study participants.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Decreased Perceived Stigma Levels Using Cancer Stigma Scale	10 months	By comparison from baseline to post-intervention, there will be a 30% decrease in cancer stigma among study participants.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Decreased Perceived Stress Using Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire	10 months	By comparison from baseline to post-intervention, there will be a 30% decrease in perceived stress regarding cancer caregiving among study participants.