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Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 2, No. 2, 143-154 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/152483990100200210
© 2001 Society for Public Health Education

The Efficacy of a Retreat for Low-Income Women with Breast Cancer

Ellen G. Levine, PhD, MPH

California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco

Shoshana Levenberg, BSN

Jewish Family and Childrens Services of San Francisco

Linda Wardlaw, DrPH

University of California, San Francisco

Anne Moyer, PhD

Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine

This investigation explored the benefits of a retreat for low-income women with breast cancer. Forty-six women participated in a 3-day retreat that included workshops and alternative therapies. At the end of the retreat, women felt that they were more able to cope with problems related to their cancer care. The benefits of the retreat also included decreased negative moods such as depression and anxiety. Two months after the retreat, the women felt that their problems were less troublesome than before the retreat, and the increases in positive mood continued. We hope that this project will be the first in a continuing effort to elucidate the special needs of low-income women with breast cancer and to develop effective interventions with this population.


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