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Information Needs of Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors: a Decision Tree Analysis

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Through a decision tree analysis, this study aimed to determine the characteristics of Asian American breast cancer survivors who had higher decreases in their need for information by a technology-based information and coaching/support program compared with their counterparts. This is a part of a larger randomized controlled trial; only the data from 99 Asian American breast cancer survivors were used for this analysis. The measurement scales included the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Short Form, the Cancer Behavior Inventory, the Questions on Attitudes, Subjective Norm, Perceived Behavioral Control and Behavioral Intention, and the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Short Form 34. The data analysis was done using t-tests, chi-square tests, repeated measurement analyses, and a decision tree analysis. The information needs scores of all the participants decreased during the 3-month intervention period (p < .005). However, only the intervention group had statistically significant decreases in the information needs scores during the 3 months (dif. =  − 8.545; p < .005). Those with low social influence scores and high self-efficacy scores had significantly larger decreases in their information needs scores compared with the average change scores (100%, p < 01). Asian American breast cancer survivors with low social influences and high self-efficacy would highly benefit from a technology-based intervention for their need for information.

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The data cannot be shared because no permission to share has been obtained from the funding agency. Yet, at the completion of the larger study, the data will be shared for secondary analyses with researchers who wish to investigate the effectiveness of a culturally tailored technology-based information and coaching/support program on various variables other than the major outcome variables of the original study.

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The SPSS-formatted data and codes are available, but the author(s) do not have the permission to share the data from the funding agency. Yet, at the completion of the larger study, the data will be shared for secondary analyses as explained above.

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This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NCI/NINR; 1R01CA203719).

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Dr. Wonshik Chee is a Co-I of the parent study, designed the study, and drafted the manuscript; Dr. Jee-Seon Yi conducted the data analysis and drafted the manuscript with Dr. Chee and Dr. Eun-Ok Im is the PI of the parent study, designed the study with Dr. Chee, drafted the manuscript with Drs. Chee and Yi, and provided feedback on the manuscript.

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Chee, W., Yi, JS. & Im, EO. Information Needs of Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors: a Decision Tree Analysis. J Canc Educ 37, 1902–1911 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-021-02059-2

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