Attitudes toward Technology-Based Cancer Support Programs Among Korean American Breast Cancer Survivors.

The analysis included only 17 cancer survivors from one existing cancer support group, so the themes may not transfer to other Korean American cancer survivors. This was a secondary analysis of interviews collected for a marketability program, so the researchers could not control the original data. No sociodemographic or health/disease characteristics were collected, and the exact number of new group members could not be identified. Interviews were recorded only in memos because participants did not want audio recording, and no additional data could be collected to confirm themes. Participants were all married women living with spouses and/or children, and all except six were breast cancer survivors, limiting diversity. Several participants left or did not answer, and some dominated discussions, so not all voices were captured.

No author conflicts of interest were reported. The larger program aimed to support commercial startup of behavioral interventions being tested in ongoing studies funded by the National Cancer Institute, and included NIH program officers among interviewees.

Do not read these themes as evidence that a technology-based cancer support program improves cancer survivorship outcomes. The study reports attitudes from 17 survivors in one support group, tested no intervention, and measured no patient outcomes.