Modifying a breast cancer risk factor survey for African American women
Autor: | Christine Cole Johnson, Deanna D. Hill, Marvella E. Ford, Maria J. Worsham, John Morrison, Angela Blount, Suzanne Havstad |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Younger age MEDLINE Black People Breast Neoplasms Random Allocation Breast cancer Breast Cancer Risk Factor Risk Factors Terminology as Topic medicine Nursing Interventions Classification Humans Aged African american Gynecology business.industry Focus Groups Middle Aged medicine.disease Focus group Survival Analysis Family medicine Population Surveillance Female Mammography screening business |
Zdroj: | Oncology nursing forum. 29(5) |
ISSN: | 1538-0688 |
Popis: | Purpose/objectives To evaluate a breast cancer risk factor survey for use with African American women. Design Two focus groups consisting of women randomly selected from the patient population of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI. Setting A large, vertically integrated, private, nonprofit health system. Sample Focus Group I consisted of 11 African American women aged 18-50, with a mean age of 41 years. Focus Group II consisted of nine African American women aged 51 and older, with a mean age of 60.9 years. Methods A qualitative approach was used to gather and interpret the focus group data. Main research variables Perceptions of a breast cancer risk factor survey and perceptions of breast cancer risk factors. Findings The focus group participants suggested ways to improve the survey. Women in the younger age group appeared to lack awareness regarding breast cancer risk factors. Women in the older age group reported not knowing their family health histories. Conclusions Based on comments made by the focus group participants, the survey was modified substantially. Breast cancer risk factors were perceived differently by women in the two age groups. Implications for nursing Results of a survey of a large, ethnically diverse sample of women could inform the development of culturally and age-appropriate nursing interventions designed to address breast cancer risk perceptions and enhance the likelihood of adherence to recommended mammography screening guidelines. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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