A culturally targeted video to promote genetic counseling in a community sample of at‐risk US Latina women: The role of the concrete mindset

Latina women, who are at increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), have lower use of genetic counseling and testing (GCT) than non‐Hispanic White women. In a recent study, culturally targeted video improved psychosocial outcomes related to GCT. Additional analyses examine whethe...

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Published inJournal of community psychology Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 1331 - 1342
Main Authors Carrera, Pilar, Sheppard, Vanessa B., Caballero, Amparo, Gómez‐Trillos, Sara, Hurtado‐de‐Mendoza, Alejandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2022
Subjects
Attitudes
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer
disparities
Emotions
Female
Female roles
Genetic counseling
Genetic Counseling - psychology
Genetic Testing
hereditary cancer
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Latin American cultural groups
Latina community
mindset
Public health
Women
disparities
genetic counseling
Latina community
mindset
hereditary cancer
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Summary:Latina women, who are at increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), have lower use of genetic counseling and testing (GCT) than non‐Hispanic White women. In a recent study, culturally targeted video improved psychosocial outcomes related to GCT. Additional analyses examine whether the culturally targeted video improved positive reactions in women who focus on difficulties (concrete mindset) versus women who focus on the final goals ( mindset). Participants (N = 32) completed surveys before and immediately after watching the video. The surveys measured attitudes, emotions, and women's mindset. Before watching the video, women with a concrete mindset reported more negative attitudes and negative emotions about GCT than women with an mindset. After watching the video, women with a concrete mindset reported negative attitudes and feelings at levels comparable to those of women with an mindset, reflecting a reduction in their negative attitudes and emotions. The sample size limits the power to find statistically significant differences. Results support the relevance of considering the audience's mindset in the development and testing of public health messages to promote the use of GCT.
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ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22718