Biomarker profiling for breast cancer detection: translational research to determine acceptance of a novel breast cancer screening technique
Autor: | Katheryn R. Christy, Daniel Raftery, Nick Carcioppolo, Julie Goonewardene, Andy J. King, Jakob D. Jensen |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty 021103 operations research medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy 0211 other engineering and technologies Health Informatics Translational research 02 engineering and technology medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Breast cancer screening Breast cancer Internal medicine medicine Health belief model Profiling (information science) Original Article 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial |
Zdroj: | Health Systems. 8:44-51 |
ISSN: | 2047-6973 2047-6965 |
DOI: | 10.1080/20476965.2017.1414740 |
Popis: | The current study seeks to determine how the psychosocial predictors of the health belief model are related to willingness to adopt biomarker screening practices among women above and below current screening age recommendations, as biomarker profiling can potentially detect cancer much earlier than current breast cancer detection methods. Patients (N = 205) at an Obstetrician/Gynaecology office in a mid-sized Midwest city. Participants completed a survey in the waiting room before their doctor appointment. Results revealed that benefits (p |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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