SELF BREAST EXAMINATION IN OLDER WOMEN

老年女性的自我乳房检查

• 批准号: 3449592
• 负责人: Victoria Lee Champion
• 金额: $ 4.83万
• 依托单位: INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1984
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1984-09-28 至 1987-10-27
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3449592
• 关键词: behavioral medicine; breast neoplasm /cancer diagnosis; cancer information system; cancer prevention; cancer risk; female; health behavior; health care model; human middle age (35-64); human old age (65+); interview; neoplasm /cancer education; nursing intervention; nursing research; oncology nursing; self care; socioenvironment

Breast cancer is the leading cancer type in women. Women who are at greatest risk for developing breast cancer and who are least likely to complete monthly self breast examination are those age 35 and over. Research has shown that monthly self breast examination allows discovery of breast cancer at a more clinically favorable stage. The proposed research will identify variables related to the older woman's performance of self breast examination. Research will be guided by social and psychological theories related to health behavior. Variables will include health beliefs, knowledge about breast cancer and self breast examination, intention and frequency of self breast examination, personal experience with breast cancer in family and friends, social influences, and selected demographic variables. Major objectives of this study include (1) description of variables related to intention and frequency of self breast examination in women age 35 and over; (2) identification of the relationship between selected health beliefs and self breast examination; (3) identification of the relationships between self breast examination, knowledge, health beliefs, personal experience, social influences, and demographic variables; and (4) further refinement of instruments. Data will be initially collected from a probability sample of 300 women, age 35 and over, in a metropolitan area. Women will be recontacted in one year for information on current practice of self breast examination. Instruments have been developed from past research. Multivariate and univariate analyses will be employed to determine contribution of various variables to frequency of self breast examination. Raliability and validity data analyses on instruments will be gathered. Results of this study will be used for development of nursing interventions to encourage the performance of self breast examination in women age 35 and over. Increase in frequency of self breast examination will eventually lead to breast cancers being discovered at a more treatable stage.

乳腺癌是女性的主要癌症类型。女性是在 谁患乳腺癌的风险最大，谁患乳腺癌的可能性最小 每月完成乳房自我检查的是那些年龄在35岁及以上的人。 研究表明，每月自我乳房检查可以发现 乳腺癌处于临床较为有利的阶段。拟议的研究 将确定与年长女性的自我表现相关的变量 乳房检查。研究将以社会和心理学为指导 与健康行为相关的理论。变量将包括健康 信仰、乳腺癌知识和自我乳房检查， 自我乳房检查的意向和频率，亲身经历 与乳腺癌患者的家人和朋友、社会影响和选择 人口统计变量。 本研究的主要目标包括(1)相关变量的描述 35岁及以上女性乳房自我检查意向及频率 超过；(2)确定选定健康之间的关系 信仰和自我乳房检查；(3)识别 乳房自我检查、知识、健康信念、 个人经历、社会影响和人口统计变量；以及(4) 进一步完善工具。 数据最初将从300名女性的概率样本中收集， 年龄在35岁及以上，在大都市地区。女性将在一周内重新联系 年，获取有关目前自我乳房检查做法的信息。 仪器是从过去的研究中发展出来的。多变量和 将使用单变量分析来确定不同类型的 自查乳房频率的变量。可靠性和 将收集有关仪器的有效性数据分析。 这项研究的结果将用于制定护理干预措施 鼓励35岁及以上女性进行乳房自我检查 完毕。增加自我乳房检查的频率最终会 导致乳腺癌在更容易治疗的阶段被发现。