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21210573

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Breast cancer poses a greater risk for African American than Caucasian women due to persistent health disparities. To reduce mortality risk, culturally specific knowledge is needed to support and encourage regular breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors in older African American women. The specific aims of this study were to identify social, cultural, and behavioral factors associated with regular participation in breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors; examine health beliefs that may influence regular participation in breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors; and identify perceived facilitators and barriers to regular breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors. African American women older than 65 (N = 57) participated in six focus groups. Analysis of focus group data revealed six major themes: Being Blessed, Cancer as a Death Sentence, Fear/Fear of Disfigurement, Avoiding Finding Out, Beliefs About Breast Cancer, and Tending to One's Family. These themes could be used by health care providers to develop culturally relevant educational initiatives to promote breast health practices and risk-reduction behaviors in this vulnerable population, thus helping reduce breast cancer disparities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1940-4921
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2011, SLACK Incorporated.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Older African American women's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about breast cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Massachussetts Amherst, School of Nursing, Amherst, Massacussetts 01003-9299, USA. jswinney@nursing.umass.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural