BREAST CANCER SCREENING HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN OLDER WOMEN (MAMMOGRAPHY).
Contributors: University of North Texas.
Published: 1994
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Psychology, General.; Health Sciences, Public Health.
Description: Health beliefs of 221 postmenopausal women were assessed to predict the Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors of breast self-examination (BSE) and utilization of mammography. Champion's (1991) revised Health Belief Model (HBM) instrument for BSE, which assesses the HBM constructs of Seriousness, Susceptibility, Benefits, Barriers, Confidence and Health Motivation, were utilized along with her Barriers and Benefits instrument for mammography usage. Ronis' and Harel's (1989) constructs of Severity-Late and Severity-Early were evaluated along with Cuing and demographic variables. These exogenous latent constructs were utilized in a LISREL path model to predict Breast Cancer Screening Behavior.

Results indicated that Champion's constructs of Confidence and Barriers as they are related to BSE, along with the demographic variable Education fit the data. In terms of endogenous variables, BSE Frequency was maintained in the full causal model.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 55-09, Section: B, page: 3815.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 1994.

School code: 0158.