Bourjolly J N
School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6214, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 1998;28(1):21-39. doi: 10.1300/J010v28n01_02.
Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than white women but more likely to be adversely affected. However, little attention has been paid to how these women cope with the disease. Using a comparative design, this study analyzes the differences in religiousness between black and white women with breast cancer. Findings suggest that black women rely on religiousness as a coping resource to a greater extent than white women. Implications for how this information can be used in social work practice with black women are discussed.
黑人女性比白人女性患乳腺癌的可能性更小，但受到的负面影响却更大。然而，这些女性如何应对这种疾病却很少受到关注。本研究采用比较设计，分析了患有乳腺癌的黑人和白人女性在宗教信仰方面的差异。研究结果表明，黑人女性比白人女性更依赖宗教信仰作为应对资源。文中还讨论了如何将这些信息应用于针对黑人女性的社会工作实践。
