Author: Daryl Lieberman BabbittPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Nurses' Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviors about Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination
Author: Daryl Lieberman BabbittPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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
Nurses' Knowledge, Health Beliefs, and Practice of Breast Self-examination
Author: Kay Ellen GaehleBreast Self-examination
Author: Kyle Claire SchweikerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Women's Beliefs about Breast Cancer, Practice of Breast Self Examination and Other Prevention Health Behaviors
Author: Karen K. HoganThe 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. VorpahlBreast 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
Effects of Health Teaching in the Workplace on Women's Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices Regarding Breast Self-examination
Author: L. Joan (Lydia Joan) BraileyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780772736512
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Nurses' Assessment and Teaching Behaviors Regarding Breast Self-Examination with Reasons for Actions
Author: Patricia E. HarrisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Breast
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This study explored registered nurses' knowledge about breast self-examination (BSE) and breast cancer risk factors, frequency of determining clients' risk factors and knowledge and followup instruction with reasons for actions. The convenience sample consisted of 33 registered nurses caring for adult female clients in two secondary healthcare settings. Results of the study revealed that nurses identified an average 34.4% of the brest cancer risk factors, while 76.7% of the nurses identified the correct technique for performing BSE. Assessment of breast cancer risk factors and BSE instructional needs with followup teaching was never completed by 54.4% of the sample, while 33.4-39.4% reported they seldom perform these behaviors. BSE instruction was not provided the spouse or significant other by 90.9% of the nurses in the sample. The most frequent reasons reported for performance of client assessment and teaching were: client request, 30.3% and the nurses' feeling that clients should take responsibility for their own health, 18.2%. A conclusion which can be made as a result of the findings from this study is that BSE knowledge assessments and teaching is not a high priority for nurses in this sample when providing nursing care.