Details:

Alternative Title:
Health Commun
Personal Author:
Cohen, Elisia L. ; Wilson, Bethney R. ; Vanderpool, Robin C. ; Collins, Tom ;
Cohen, Elisia L. ; Wilson, Bethney R. ; Vanderpool, Robin C. ; Collins, Tom ; Less -
Description:
Despite lower breast cancer incidence rates, Appalachian women evidence lower frequency of screening mammography and higher mortality risk for breast cancer compared to non-Appalachian women in Kentucky, and in the United States, overall. Utilizing data from 27 in-depth interviews from women in seven Appalachian Kentucky counties, this study examines how Appalachian women explain sociocultural barriers and facilitators to timely screening mammography, and explores their common narratives about their mammography experiences. The women describe how pain and embarrassment, less personal and less professional mammography experiences, cancer fears, and poor provider communication pose barriers to timely and appropriate mammography schedule adherence and follow-up care. The study also identifies how improving communication strategies in the mammography encounter may improve mammography experiences and adherence to screening guidelines.
Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Article
Breast Neoplasms
Culture
Early Detection Of Cancer
Female
Health Communication
Health Education
Humans
Interviews As Topic
Mammography
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance Of Health Care
Social Control, Informal

Source:
Health Commun. 31(1):72-82
Pubmed ID:
25668682
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4753775
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
U48 DP001932/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 1U48DP001932-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ;
U48 DP001932/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; 1U48DP001932-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; Less -
Place as Subject:
Kentucky ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:5d62047ba8361524d18d07106a7f05eef8c126d3f313c75c9b2a9856c7b77f16
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