Table 2. Results of program evaluation survey of participants completing the Nuevo Amanecer cognitive-behavioral stress management program (N=76*).
| Questions/characteristics | N (%)1 |
|---|---|
| Program Evaluation: Format | |
| Thinking about how long after your diagnosis you began to take part in the program, would you have liked to have started… | |
| Sooner | 20 (26) |
| About the same time | 49 (64) |
| Later | 7 (9) |
| The entire program consisted of 8 sessions. Would you have preferred | |
| Fewer sessions | 0 (0) |
| About the same | 50 (67) |
| More sessions | 25 (33) |
| How would you have preferred to receive the program? | |
| In meetings with a compañera | 74 (97) |
| On the telephone with a compañera | 2 (3) |
| Through the workbook alone (without a compañera) | 0 (0) |
| Program Evaluation: Quality | |
| How would you rate the… | |
| Overall quality of the program | |
| Poor/fair/good | 8 (11) |
| Very good/excellent | 68 (89) |
| Overall quality of the workbook | |
| Poor/fair/good | 14 (19) |
| Very good/excellent | 61 (81) |
| The skills of your program compañera or counselor | |
| Poor/fair/good | 3(4) |
| Very good/excellent | 73 (96) |
| Program Evaluation: Usefulness | |
| How much did the services you received help you cope with your breast cancer? | |
| Not at all/a little bit/moderately | 5 (7) |
| Quite a bit/extremely | 71 (93) |
| How useful was the workbook? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 5 (7) |
| Fairly/very useful | 69 (93) |
| How useful was the section on cancer information? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 1 (1) |
| Fairly/very useful | 75 (99) |
| How useful was the section on communicating with family members? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 8 (11) |
| Fairly/very useful | 67 (89) |
| How useful was the section on communicating with doctors? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 9 (12) |
| Fairly/very useful | 67 (88) |
| How useful were the sections on managing thoughts and mood? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 4 (5) |
| Fairly/very useful | 72 (95) |
| How useful were the sections on managing stress? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 6 (8) |
| Fairly/very useful | 70 (92) |
| How useful was the section on setting goals? | |
| Not at all/slightly useful | 6 (8) |
| Fairly/very useful | 70 (92) |
| Program Evaluation: Ease of Use | |
| How easy was it to understand the workbook? | |
| Not at all/slightly easy | 43 (58) |
| Fairly/very easy | 31 (42) |
| How convenient was the program? | |
| Not at all/slightly convenient | 1 (1) |
| Fairly/very convenient | 75 (99) |
| How often are you practicing now the skills you learned in the program? | |
| Never/rarely | 1 (1) |
| Sometimes/often | 75 (99) |
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Unless otherwise indicated
*
4 participants were missing the evaluation survey