Author: Carolyn BellehumeurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Health Knowledge and Beliefs about Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination Between Women Examined by Nurse Practitioners and Physicians
Author: Carolyn BellehumeurPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Making the Connections
Author: Anne Judith KearneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Breast Cancer
Author: A Study of Women's Knowledge, Habits and Methods of Breast Self-examination
Author: Judith Severson De MuthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Health Beliefs and Self-reported Breast Self-examination Practices Among Nurse Practitioners
Author: Donna RaymerThe Influence of Health Beliefs, Confidence and Media Exposure on Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Practice of Breast Self-examination in Young Women
Author: Cynthia L. VorpahlWomen's Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer in Relation to Preventive Practices
Author: Kristine AasvedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
A Woman's Breast Self-Exam Journal
Author: Susan MendelsohnPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1412012473
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Culled from the latest medical research on breast self-examination, Susan Mendelsohn has created a journal for women that encourages them to practice monthly breast self-examination. She explains the limits of mammography and how it is only a component of a women's breast health practice, especially for younger women. Familiarity with one's body is the most important feature of self-care. Journaling and drawing these monthly self-exams not only invites this health ritual, but leaves a trace of information with one's doctors. The book is concisely informative with an excellent bibliography for women who want to read more on women's breast health. The author writes: "Make this journal your own. Just by bringing it home, you are beginning to take your health and the health of your breasts more seriously."
Breast Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, and Screening Behaviors of College Women
Author: Kendra GuilfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic dissertations
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is currently considered the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. It is unique from other cancers in that it presents extreme financial costs, coupled with both physiological and psychological consequences for the impacted women and their families. Lifestyle factors are known contributors to rates of breast cancer, and knowledge is essential to its prevention. Women who are classified as "emerging adults" offer a vital window of opportunity for intervention, as lifestyle patterns are often set during this time. This cross-sectional, descriptive study examined the level of breast cancer knowledge, beliefs, and screening behaviors among a sample of emerging adult college women (n = 342) in the southeastern U.S. by measuring participants' confidence, health motivation, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers, in addition to their degree of worry in relation to breast cancer. Participants responded to a written, self-report 86-item questionnaire. All analyses were conducted using SAS® 9.0. Results of the study showed participants had a low level of perceived susceptibility towards breast cancer, as well as relatively low overall breast cancer knowledge. Findings also revealed a significant association between ethnicity, year in school, and family history of breast cancer and participants' general degree of breast cancer-related worry. Of the Health Belief Model constructs, confidence and perceived barriers were found to significantly predict breast self-examination. The college years provide a great opportunity for health intervention strategies. Health program planners should aim to develop interventions that are adapted to address the unique needs of women who are transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. These interventions should center on enhancing self-efficacy of breast cancer screening and reducing barriers. Education-based programs are also needed to increase women's overall knowledge and awareness of breast cancer-related issues. Such strategies have great potential to enhance women's quality of life and positively influence those with whom they closely interact.
The Influence of Self-care Agency, Emotions, Beliefs, and Misconceptions on the Practice of Breast Self-examination
Author: Marsha Lee RatherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description