Turnbull E M
Nurs Res. 1978 Mar-Apr;27(2):98-102.
To assess factors that affected utilization of breast self-examination in 160 women enrolled in masters degree programs--in nursing and in programs outside of health disciplines--a questionnaire sought information about 1) the relationship between practice of six basic preventive health measures and practice of breast self-examination, and 2) changes which occurred in women's practices of breast self-examination subsequent to the October 1974 mass media coverage of Mrs. Betty Ford's mastectomy. Descriptive data about other factors that influenced women's practice of breast self-examination were obtained. Findings indicated a relationship between positive practice of breast self-examination and positive practices of other preventive health measures in women of health and nonhealth orientation up to 35 years of age and under, but not in those over 35 years of age. Significantly increased breast self-examination practices in women of all ages were reported following Mrs. Ford's mastectomy. Implications favorable to the early detection of breast disease are suggested.
为评估影响160名攻读硕士学位女性（包括护理学专业以及健康学科以外专业的女性）进行乳房自我检查的因素，一份调查问卷收集了以下信息：1）六项基本预防性健康措施的实施情况与乳房自我检查实施情况之间的关系；2）1974年10月媒体对贝蒂·福特夫人乳房切除术进行大规模报道之后，女性乳房自我检查行为所发生的变化。同时还获取了关于其他影响女性乳房自我检查行为因素的描述性数据。研究结果表明，年龄在35岁及以下的健康专业和非健康专业女性中，乳房自我检查的积极实施与其他预防性健康措施的积极实施之间存在关联，但35岁以上的女性不存在这种关联。据报道，在福特夫人乳房切除术后，所有年龄段女性的乳房自我检查行为均显著增加。这对乳腺癌的早期发现具有积极意义。
