Fatalism and Cancer Risk Knowledge Among a Sample of Highly Acculturated Latinas
Fatalism and Cancer Risk Knowledge Among a Sample of Highly Acculturated Latinas
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DOI：
10.1007/s13187-013-0541-6
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Ramirez, A. Susana
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作者：
Ramirez, A. Susana
对癌症的宿命论信念与了解癌症风险因素以及参与癌症预防和筛查行为的可能性降低有关。研究表明，拉丁裔特别可能持有宿命论的信仰。然而，这项研究是在文化适应程度较低、贫困程度较高的便利样本中进行的。这项研究调查了癌症知识，癌症宿命论，以及宿命论和知识之间的联系，在一个高度适应的，中等收入的拉丁裔国家样本(N=715)。结果表明，癌症宿命论在这一人群中普遍存在，而且对癌症危险因素缺乏了解。宿命论信念与癌症知识矛盾地联系在一起。在越来越多的关于如何向更适应文化的拉美裔人传播健康信息的研究背景下，讨论了为改善健康行为而进行量身定做的交流的机会，以及了解这些发现的原因/影响的额外研究。
Fatalistic beliefs about cancer are associated with decreased likelihood of knowing about cancer risk factors and engaging in cancer prevention and screening behaviors. Research suggests that Latinas are especially likely to hold fatalistic beliefs. However, this research has been in less-acculturated, high-poverty convenience samples. This study examined cancer knowledge, cancer fatalism, and the association between fatalism and knowledge in a national sample of highly acculturated, middle-income Latinas (N = 715). Results indicate that cancer fatalism is pervasive, and knowledge about cancer risk factors is lacking among this population. Fatalistic beliefs are paradoxically associated with cancer knowledge. Opportunities for tailored communications to improve health behaviors and additional research to understand causes/effects of these findings are discussed in the context of a growing body of research about how to communicate health information to more-acculturated Latinos.