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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2018 Aug;33(4):875–884. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1202-y

Table 1. Level of skill mastery of participants completing the 8-week Nuevo Amanecer cognitive-behavioral stress management program (N=80).

Successful skill demonstration N (%)
Week 2
 Able to successfully role play asking doctor or other health care professional a question about breast cancer 57 (73)
 Able to describe correctly how to use the Cancer Information Service 65 (84)
Week 3
 Able to identify 2-3 people she can go to when she needs support 78 (99)
Week 4
 Asked anyone for help last week when she needed it 74 (93)
 Able to change one of her unhelpful thoughts into a helpful thought 74 (97)
Week 5
 Able to describe an unhelpful thought she had in the past week 76 (95)
 Able to describe a helpful thought she had in the past week 78 (98)
 Able to use the “Yes, but” skill correctly 74 (95)
Week 6
 Able to describe a skill she used during the past week to change an unhelpful thought into a helpful thought 75 (94)
 Able to think of her own coping statements 73 (92)
Week 7
 Identify at least one realistic goal to work on in the coming week 75 (97)
Week 8
 Identify at least two skills that she feels will help her the most 100 (100)
 Set clear, achievable goals for continuing to practice those skills 66 (89)