Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Disabil Rehabil. 2011;33(19-20):1755-67. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2010.546935. Epub 2011 Jan 10.
The aim of this study was to investigate intangible or non-physical barriers to participation of women with disability in mammography screening.
Women with disability were recruited via specific advocacy and support organisations in New South Wales, Australia. Interviews were conducted which focused on issues relating to participants' experience with breast screening services.
A total of 75 women with varying degrees of disability agreed to participate. Three key intangible barriers were identified related to the women's expectations to be informed, to be involved and to be treated with respect. Details of the content, type, timing of appropriately presented information as well as who should provide it were emphasised. Barriers to active involvement to manage their disability and take control over their experience were identified. The women also indicated the specific treatment they received from screening staff which negatively impacted on their experience.
This study has provided important and clinically significant detail of intangible barriers to participation in screening mammography experienced by women with physical disability. These study outcomes suggest ways in which the satisfaction with the mammogram experience can be increased for these women and contribute to increased participation in mammography screening.
本研究旨在探讨残疾女性参与乳房 X 光筛查的无形或非物理障碍。
通过澳大利亚新南威尔士州的特定宣传和支持组织招募残疾女性。访谈重点关注与参与者乳房筛查服务体验相关的问题。
共有 75 名不同程度残疾的女性同意参与。确定了三个关键的无形障碍，涉及女性期望获得信息、参与和受到尊重。强调了适当呈现信息的内容、类型、时间以及应由谁提供信息的详细信息。还确定了积极参与管理残疾和控制自身体验的障碍。女性还指出了筛查工作人员对她们体验产生负面影响的具体治疗方法。
本研究详细介绍了身体残疾女性在参与乳房 X 光筛查时遇到的无形障碍，这些研究结果为提高这些女性对乳房 X 光检查的满意度并促进更多女性参与乳房 X 光筛查提供了途径。
