Talley Costellia H, Williams Karen Patricia
College of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue Street, Room C-247, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, 965 East Fee Road, Room A626, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2015 Sep;50(3):545-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2015.05.008. Epub 2015 Jul 16.
This study examines the relationship between age, comorbidity, and breast and cervical cancer literacy in a sample of African American, Latina, and Arab women (N = 371) from Detroit, Michigan. The Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (ACC) was used characterize the impact of age and comorbidity on breast and cervical cancer literacy. The relationship between ACC and breast and cervical cancer screening, and group differences, were assessed. There was a statistically significant difference between breast cancer literacy scores. ACC had a greater impact on breast cancer literacy for African Americans.
本研究调查了密歇根州底特律市非裔美国、拉丁裔和阿拉伯女性样本(N = 371)的年龄、合并症与乳腺癌及宫颈癌知识水平之间的关系。采用年龄调整后的查尔森合并症指数(ACC)来描述年龄和合并症对乳腺癌及宫颈癌知识水平的影响。评估了ACC与乳腺癌及宫颈癌筛查之间的关系以及组间差异。乳腺癌知识水平得分存在统计学显著差异。ACC对非裔美国人的乳腺癌知识水平影响更大。