Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
J Transcult Nurs. 2011 Oct;22(4):368-75. doi: 10.1177/1043659611414137. Epub 2011 Aug 15.
This research was undertaken to determine the attitudes and health beliefs of a sample of Turkish women about breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination, and mammography.
Data were collected by means of a researcher-designed questionnaire and the Champion Health Belief Model Scale. A total of 1,342 women participated in this study.
It was found that 10.1% of the women practiced BSE once a month, 19.8% of the women had had a clinical breast examination, and 15.0% had had a mammogram. Age and marital status were significant variables that influenced whether the women used only one or multiple methods for early detection of breast cancer. Participants who had higher levels of confidence for BSE and lower perceptions of barriers to BSE were more likely to perform BSE. Participants who perceived higher levels of confidence to perform BSE were more likely to be using all three early detection methods.
Interventions and strategies that help women develop confidence in their abilities to perform early breast cancer detection methods are likely to encourage them to engage in regular screening for breast cancer.
本研究旨在确定土耳其女性对乳房自我检查（BSE）、临床乳房检查和乳房 X 光检查的态度和健康信念。
通过研究者设计的问卷和 Champion 健康信念模型量表收集数据。共有 1342 名女性参与了这项研究。
研究发现，10.1%的女性每月进行一次 BSE，19.8%的女性进行过临床乳房检查，15.0%的女性进行过乳房 X 光检查。年龄和婚姻状况是影响女性是否仅使用一种或多种方法进行乳腺癌早期检测的重要变量。对 BSE 有较高信心和对 BSE 障碍感知较低的参与者更有可能进行 BSE。对 BSE 有较高信心的参与者更有可能使用所有三种早期检测方法。
帮助女性增强对自身进行早期乳腺癌检测能力的信心的干预措施和策略，可能会鼓励她们定期进行乳腺癌筛查。
