Spirituality, breast cancer beliefs and mammography utilization among urban African American women
Spirituality, breast cancer beliefs and mammography utilization among urban African American women
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DOI：
10.1177/1359105303008003008
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发表时间：
2003-05-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Kreuter, MW
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作者：
Holt, CL;Lukwago, SN;Kreuter, MW
灵性已被证明与健康相关，并且是许多非裔美国人生活的重要组成部分。最近的研究表明，灵性是一个多维的结构。本研究提出了一个二维模型，其中灵性包含信仰和行为维度。对这一假设以及这些维度与非裔美国女性的精神健康控制点、乳腺癌信念和乳房 X 光检查使用之间的关系进行了检验。信念维度在适应性乳腺癌信念和乳腺X线摄影利用中发挥着更重要的作用，而乳房X线摄影则发挥了行为维度的作用。这些发现表明精神信仰体系对健康的重要性，并讨论了精神癌症沟通干预措施的影响。
Spirituality has been shown to be associated with health, and is an important component in the lives of many African Americans. Recent research proposes that spirituality is a multidimensional construct. The present study proposes a two-dimensional model in which spirituality encompasses a belief and behavioral dimension. This hypothesis was examined, as were relationships between these dimensions and spiritual health locus of control, breast cancer beliefs and mammography utilization among African American women. The belief dimension played a more important role in adaptive breast cancer beliefs and mammography utilization that did the behavioral dimension. These findings suggest the importance of spiritual belief systems for health, and implications for spiritual cancer communication interventions are discussed.