The theoretical framework for this study is based upon the Health Belief Model and the Health Promotion Model. The concept social support was used as the underlying basis for designing the supportive educational intervention. Ninety three Muslim Middle Eastern women were include…
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Purpose. The aims of this study are to develop and examine the psychometric properties of a 48-item The Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, & Beliefs Scale (C-KABS), to evaluate the Cancer Screening Action Model (C-SAM), and to generate knowledge regarding the attributes of cancer scre…
Screening reduced the incidence rate for colorectal cancer (CRC) by 3% annually during 1998-2001; yet screening rates remain low. CRC continues to be the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Studies showed CRC incidence increased …
Background. Follow-up completion rates for abnormal cervical cancer screening results remain much lower among low-income, African American women than Caucasian women despite numerous interventions aimed at improving adherence. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to exp…
The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Test of Senegal, a dementia screening tool with items on orientation, memory, attention, language and executive function/praxis for a total score of 0-39. It was applied to Senegalese elderly patients aged 55 years and …
The purpose of this study was to describe Iranian immigrant women's knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards breast cancer, and their breast cancer screening behaviors. Specifically, this research examined the predictors of age-specific breast cancer screening participation amon…