Participation in community health screenings: A qualitative evaluation

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-92

  Engebretson, Joan ^a,b   Mahoney, Jane S ^b   Walker, Glenda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^c STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANXIETY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEAR; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SHAME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES; TEXAS;

EID: 19444385975     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn2202_2     Document Type: Article

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