Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening Behavior among a Group of Female Health Professionals in Turkey

Yilmaz, Meryem; Durmuş, Tuğba

doi:10.5152/tjbh.2015.2715

Cited by 20 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 27 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In other studies as well as in our own study, it has been found that clinical examination as one of the early diagnosis methods of breast cancer was not applied by most of the women (15,21).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

“…It can be seen that the seriousness and health motivation scores of the women were higher in our study. In a study done by Yılmaz and Durmuş in 2016, the seriousness and perceived susceptibility scores of doctors were lower than nurses and midwives, but the perceived benefit and selfconfidence as well as health motivation scores were higher (21).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Determination of the Health Belief and Attitude of Women Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Exam

Ertem¹,

Dönmez²,

Dolgun³

2017

J Breasth Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionBreast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women in Turkey and in the world. According to data collected in 2015, breast cancer ranks number one with the percentage of 44.2% among the 10 most common cancer types seen in women (1).It is detected that mortality rates and burden of disease of breast cancer can be reduced via screening programs. It has been found that the mortality rate of breast cancer can be reduced by 7-30% with community-based breast cancer screening applied to the proper age group at proper intervals (2).The number of women with early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Turkey is noticeably low when compared to women living in western countries (3-6). The ratio of women applying breast self examination (BSE) is relatively low in Turkey, the ratio of women that apply BSE every month is 10.1% (7). Although American Cancer Society does not currently recommend monthly BSE, it recommends BSE so that every woman would recognize the natural appearance, and texture of her own breast tissue so that she can alert the authorities in case of a change in these parameters (8). BSE is simple, cheap, painless and harmless; no tools need to be used and it is a method recommended for women over 20 years of age as part of the early detection applications recommended for the breast cancer (9). It is especially important when we think of the fact that in rural parts where access to mammography and clinic examination is limited, women detect the breast lumps in first hand and then present to a physician with that symptom. The investigations show that women have lack of knowledge about breast cancer and that their BSE beliefs and applications are not at the desired levels. It is shown in the studies about BSE is that the most important factor that affects breast cancer screening is the health beliefs (10-12). J Breast Health 2017; 13: 62-66 DOI: 10.5152/tjbh.2017.3018 62 Determination of the ABSTRACTObjective: This study has been carried out with the purpose of determining the belief and attitude of women regarding breast cancer and breast self-exam and the factors which affect the performance frequency of breast self-exam and it is a descriptive kind of study. Materials and Methods:Data has been collected through questionnaire forms created by the researchers based on literature information and Champion Health Belief Model Scale. Data collection was collected via face-to-face interviews with the patients. Questionnaire forms were applied to 350 women who accepted to participate in the study. Data was analyzed frequency, percentage, t-test and x 2 test with SPSS for Windows 12.0.Results: Average age of women who were included in the study was found to be 33.25±10.27. Average point for the sensitivity sub-dimension of the women within the scope of study was 7.79±2.38, average score for the seriousness sub-dimension 23.30±5.82, average score for the benefit sub-dimension 15.48±4.03, average score for the obstacle sub-dimension was 26.34±7.64, average score of health motivation sub-...

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 51%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Determination of the Health Belief and Attitude of Women Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Exam

Ertem¹,

Dönmez²,

Dolgun³

2017

J Breasth Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…(25) Sivas'ta sağlık kurumlarında çalışan 40 yaş üstü kadınlarla yürütülen bir çalışmada da bizim çalışmamıza benzer biçimde en az bir kere KKMM yapma %51,6'dır. (26) Bu benzerlik Sivas'ta yapılan çalışmadaki katılımcıların farkındalık düzeyinin yüksek olmasına bağlı olabilir. İstanbul'da 40-60 yaş arası kadınlarla yapılan toplum tabanlı bir çalışmada ise bizim çalışmamızdan yüksek biçimde olarak en az bir kere KKMM yapma %78'dir.…”

Section: Yöntemunclassified

“…(10) Literatürdeki çalışmalara bakıldığında, çalışmamıza benzer biçimde yaş ilerledikçe KKMM yapma sıklığı anlamlı ölçüde artmıştır. (15,26,36) Buna karşılık yaş arttıkça KKMM yapma sıklığının azaldığını gösteren kaynaklar da vardır. (18,30) Çalışmamızda düzenli mamografi çektirme alışkanlığı yüksek eğitimli, çalışan ve gelir durumu iyi olan, İlçe Sağlık Müdürlüğü farkındalığı olan, İlçe Sağlık Müdürlüğüne başvuran kadınlarda daha yüksektir.…”

Section: Yöntemunclassified

Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors of Women between the Ages of 40-69 on Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Çevik

Güneş

Hattatoğlu

et al. 2019

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: In this study, it was aimed to determine the knowledge attitude and behavior characteristics of women between the ages of 40-69 and the factors related to early detection of breast cancer and to evaluate the related factors. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in two urban and semi-urban areas of Balıkesir. The population of the study consisted of 2000 women aged between 40-69 years who were enrolled in two family health centers. The sample size was calculated as at least one time mammography use rates of 40% for women over 40 years of age and a minimum of 7% deviation and 95% confidence level with a minimum of 177. The sample selection was performed by face-to-face interviews with the questionnaire form structured by the researchers. The dependent variables of the study are self breast examination and mammography at any time. The independent variables are social and demographic characteristics, general health status, utilization of health services and information about institutions, the information index and attitude index about breast cancer. In the univariate analysis of dependent and independent variables, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used in categorical data. Backward elimination method was used in logistic regression model. Type 1 error value p<0.05 was considered as significant in the analysis. Results: The mean age of the research group consisting of 180 people was 52,8±8,3 years. Self breast examination were higher 3.2 times (1,3-7,8) in those living in the semi-urban area; 2,5 times (1,1-6,2) in women aged 40-50, 3.0 times (1,1-6.2) the majority of life in the village, 2,5 times (1,1-6,5) without chronic disease, 3.1 times (1,3-7,4) in those with lower knowledge points, 5.8 times (2.6-12.9) those with low attitude scores (p <0.05). No mammography was found in 2,3 times (1,1-4,6) women in 40-50 years old, 3.8 times (1,1-14,1) for those without health insurance, 2.3 times (1.1-4.6) in those with lower knowledge score, 2.1 times (1.1-4.1) in those with lower attitude score (p<0.05). Conclusion: Only one-fifth of women performed regular breast self-examination and only half had mammography. Selfbreast self-examination and mammography-pulling behavior are low in socio-demographically disadvantaged groups. Knowing the community health center and going to the community health center affect the behavior positively. Therefore, it may be useful to increase the availability and accessibility of health services through community-based planned and routine screening to enable women to receive training and mammography in BSE.

show abstract

“…Few studies have associated health behaviors, TTM, and the use of screening tests for cancer prevention 11,12. Other studies that are aimed at people with cancer or the screening of the disease evaluate health behaviors through criteria without a theoretical model,17,18 through questionnaires not intended for cancer patients,19 or by using a different model than TTM 20…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Validation of Health Behavior and Stages of Change Questionnaire

González-Ramírez¹,

Roca-Chiapas²,

Colunga-Rodríguez³

et al. 2017

BCTT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe transtheoretical model (TTM) has been widely used to promote healthy behaviors in different groups. However, a questionnaire has not yet been developed to evaluate the health behaviors that medical practitioners often consider in individuals with cancer or at a high risk of developing cancer.PurposeThe aim of this study was to construct and validate the Health Behavior and Stages of Change Questionnaire (HBSCQ), which is based on the TTM and health recommendations related to risk and factors that protect against cancer.MethodsContent validity was conducted in two phases (qualitative and quantitative). Item difficulty index, item discrimination index, and discrimination coefficient were obtained based on the classical test theory. Finally, Cronbach’s alpha was used.ResultsMeasure of concordance showed scores considered adequate and excellent. The item discrimination index obtained a rating of “excellent” and suggested the preservation of all items. The discrimination coefficient scores are >0.74. The global internal consistency of the HBSCQ was 0.384. HBSCQ specification between groups of internal consistency for the sample of men was 0.712 and that for the sample of women was 0.378.Conclusion/implications for practiceThe HBSCQ represents a proposal for a fast, simple, and innovative screening test, which aims to identify persons who may benefit from interventions to promote health behaviors delimited to the stage of change.

show abstract

Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening Behavior among a Group of Female Health Professionals in Turkey

Cited by 20 publications

References 27 publications

Determination of the Health Belief and Attitude of Women Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Exam

Determination of the Health Belief and Attitude of Women Regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Exam

Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviors of Women between the Ages of 40-69 on Early Detection of Breast Cancer

Validation of Health Behavior and Stages of Change Questionnaire

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About