Diane Weiner’s research while affiliated with University of California, Irvine and other places

... A qualitative study in AI women cancer survivors accessed their needs and preferences about community support; most of them reported cancer support groups (72%), followed by infrastructure for community support (40%) and cancer education (26%; Burnette, Roh, Liddell, & Lee, 2018a). Joining culturally specific cancer support programs (e.g., Native American Cancer Survivor Support Circles), both male and female Native American had greater confidence in their abilities to cope with their healing and recovery from cancer following participation (Weiner, Burhansstipanov, Krebs, & Restivo, 2005). Our study's outcomes reinforce the importance of interventions that are based on positive psychology that enhances positive perceptions of human experience rather than on interventions that focus on psychological pain, weakness, and disabilities. ...

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Spiritual Well-Being, Social Support, and Depression Among American Indian Women Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Effect of Perceived Quality of Life