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Usha Menon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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predicting mammography and Breast self examination in african american women
Cancer Nursing, 1997Co-Authors: Victoria L Champion, Usha MenonAbstract:Breast cancer mortality is significantly greater in African American women than in their Caucasian counterparts. The purpose of this study was to identify variables associated with the Breast cancer screening behaviors of mammography utilization and Breast Self-Examination (BSE) in a convenience sam
Karen Hurley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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applying cognitive social theory to health protective behavior Breast self examination in cancer screening
Psychological Bulletin, 1996Co-Authors: Suzanne M Miller, Yuichi Shoda, Karen HurleyAbstract:This article applies recent developments in cognitive-social theory to health-protective behavior, articulating a Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing (C-SHIP) model. This model of the genesis and maintenance of health-protective behavior focuses on the individual's encodings and construals, expectancies, affects, goals and values, self-regulatory competencies, and their interactions with each other and the health-relevant information in the course of cognitive-affective processing. In processing health information, individuals are assumed to differ in both the accessibility of these mental representations and the organization of relationships among them. In this article, the model is applied to analyze and integrate the often-confusing findings on Breast Self-Examination in cancer screening. Implications are considered for assessments and interventions to enhance adherence to complex, long-term, health-protective regimens, tailored to the needs and characteristics of the individual.
Linda A Deloney - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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increasing mammography and Breast self examination in african american women using the witness project model
Journal of Cancer Education, 2009Co-Authors: Deborah O Erwin, Thea Spatz, R C Stotts, Jan Hollenberg, Linda A DeloneyAbstract:Abstract Background. The five‐year survival rate for African American women with Breast cancer is notably lower than the rate for white women; thus, appropriate cancer education and screening efforts are needed to increase mammography and Breast self‐examination practices by African American women. Methods. The Witness Project™ is a theory‐based intervention designed to provide culturally sensitive messages, from African American Breast cancer survivors, in churches and community organizations. These messages emphasize the importance of early detection to improve survival. Results. Intervention research in eastern Arkansas with 204 African American women demonstrated a significant increase in the practice of Breast self‐examination (p < 0.001) and mammography (p < 0.001) after participation in the Witness Project. There was no significant difference between the pre‐and postintervention scores for scaled items for the health‐belief model and locus of control. Conclusions. Results demonstrate that culturall...
Aynur Cetinkaya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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awareness of Breast cancer risk factors and practice of Breast self examination among high school students in turkey
BMC Public Health, 2008Co-Authors: Ozgul Karayurt, Dilek Ozmen, Aynur CetinkayaAbstract:Young Breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old Breast cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast Self-Examination makes women more "Breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of Breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate knowledge and practice of Breast Self-Examination and to determine knowledge of risk factors for Breast cancer among high school students. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. It was conducted in a high school in Manisa, Turkey. The study sample included 718 female high school students. A socio-demographic characteristics data form, knowledge of Breast self examination and risk factors for Breast cancer form and Breast self examination practice form were used to collect data. The female high school students had insufficient knowledge about Breast Self-Examination and a low percentage of students reported that they had performed Breast self examination monthly. The most common reason for not doing Breast self- examination was "not knowing how to perform Breast Self-Examination" (98.5%). Most of the students had little knowledge of the risk factors for Breast cancer. The most widely known risk factor by the students was personal history of Breast cancer (68.7%). There was a significant relation between Breast Self-Examination practice and age, school grade, knowledge about Breast cancer and knowledge about Breast self- examination. There is a need to increase knowledge of adolescent females about the risks of Breast cancer and benefits of early detection. In fact, health care professionals can develop effective Breast health care programs and help young women to acquire good health habits.
David Gregory - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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prediction of Breast self examination in a sample of iranian women an application of the health belief model
BMC Women's Health, 2009Co-Authors: Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Laleh Hasani, Teamur Aghamolaei, Shahram Zare, David GregoryAbstract:Background Iranian women, many of whom live in small cities, have limited access to mammography and clinical Breast examinations. Thus, Breast self examination (BSE) becomes an important and necessary approach to detecting this disease in its early stages in order to limit its resultant morbidity and mortality. This study examined constructs arising from the Health Belief Model as predictors of Breast self examination behavior in a sample of women living in Bandar Abbas, Iran.