Author: Sarah Louise WainwrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Knowledge and Worry about Breast Cancer, and Health Locus of Control, Predicting Breast Self-examination Frequency in Young Women
Author: Sarah Louise WainwrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Differences in the Practice of Breast Self-examination by Latina & Caucasian-American Women
Author: Guadalupe X. AyalaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Relationship Between Health Locus of Control, Health Beliefs, Frequency of Breast Self Examination, and Disease Stage in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Author: Kathleen Kirby BarksdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Correlates of Performance of Breast Self-examination in College Women
Author: Patricia PontoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Breast Cancer
Author: Jean Ann PritchardBreast Self-examination in College Women
Author: Julie Anne OsborneThe Relationship Between Health Beliefs about Breast Cancer, Health Locus of Control, and the Frequency of the Performance of Breast Self-examination Among Black American Women
Author: Gloria J. BernardBreast Cancer Knowledge, Beliefs, and Screening Behaviors of College Women
Author: Kendra GuilfordPublisher:
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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.
Using the Health Belief Model to Predict Breast Cancer-related Information Seeking
Author: Hendrika W. MeischkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Frequency of breast self-examination and health locus of control in women who do and do not participate in the consciousness-raising
Author: Ellyn B. FischbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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