Breast cancer beliefs and mammography screening practices among Chinese American Immigrants

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-221

  Lee lin, Frances ^a   Menon, Usha ^b   Pett, Marjorie ^c   Nail, Lillian ^a   Lee, Sharon ^d   Mooney, Kathi ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer beliefs; Chinese American immigrant women; Health Belief Model; Mammography screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248572147     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00141.x     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. American Cancer Society. (2003). Breast cancer facts & figures 2004-2004. Retrieved May, 15, 2004, from http://www.cancer.org/downloads/ STT/CAFF2003BrFPWSecured.pdf
2. American Cancer Society. (2006). Cancer facts and figures 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2006, from, http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/ CAFF2006PWSecured.pdf
3. Carney, P. A., Harwood, B. G., Weiss, J. E., Eliassen, M. S., & Goodrich, M. E. (2002). Factors associated with interval adherence to mammography screening in a population-based sample of New Hampshire women. Cancer, 95, 219-227.
4. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. (2006). Cancer-Breast cancer-Mammography. Retrieved October 24, 2006, from http://www.cdc.gov/ cancer/breast/statistics/screening.htm
5. Champion, V. L. (1994). Beliefs about breast cancer and mammography by behavioral stage. Oncology Nursing Forum, 21, 1009-1014.
6. Chen, J. Y., Diamant, A., Pourat, N., & Kagawa-Singer, M. (2005). Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services among the elderly. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29, 388-395.
7. Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavior sciences (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
8. Feig, A. (2002). Effect of service screening mammography on population mortality from breast carcinoma. Cancer, 95, 451-457.
9. Healthy People 2010. (2004). Screening. Retrieved June, 15, 2004, from, http://wonder.cdc.gov/DATA2010
10. Hedeen, A. N., White, E., & Taylor, V. (1999). Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. American Journal of Public Health, 89, 1248-1252.
11. Hiatt, R., Pasick, R., Perez-Stable, E., McPhee, S., Engelstad, L., Lee, M., et al. (1996). Pathways to early cancer detection in the multiethnic population of the San Francisco Bay Area. Health Education Quarterly, 23 (Suppl.), S10-S27.
12. Intercultural Cancer Council - Asian Americans & Cancer. (2004). Closing the gap. Retrieved May 1, 2004, from http://www.iccnetwork.org/ cancerfacts/cfs3.htm
13. Kerlikowske, K., Carney, P. A., Geller, B., Mandelson, M. T., Taplin, S. H., Malvin, K., et al. (2000). Performance of screening mammography among women with and without a first-degree relative with breast cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine, 133, 855-863.
14. Lee, M., Lee, F., & Stewart, S. (1996). Pathways to early breast and cervical detection for Chinese American women. Health Education Quarterly, 23 (Suppl.), S76-S88.
15. Lee-Lin, F., & Menon, U. (2005). Breast and cervical cancer screening practices and interventions among Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans. Oncology Nursing Forum, 32, 995-1003.
16. McGovern, P. G., Lurie, N., Margolis, K. L., & Slater, J. S. (1998). Accuracy of self-report of mammography and Pap smear in a low-income urban population. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14, 201-208.
17. National Cancer Institute. (2004). Cancer in Asian American women. Retrieved May 1, 2004, from http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/womenofcolor/pdfs/ asian_chapter.pdf
18. Schous-Glusberg, A. (2004). Translating research instruments: Committee approach + focus groups. Research Support Services, 1-2.
19. Tang, T. S., Solomon, L. J., & McCracken, L. M. (2000). Cultural barriers to mammography, clinical breast exam, and breast self-exam among Chinese-American women 60 and older. Preventive Medicine, 31, 575-583.
20. Taylor, V. M., Jackson, J. C., Tu, S. P., Yasui, Y., Schwartz, S. M., Kuniyuki, A., Acorda, E., Lin, K., & Hislop, G. (2002). Cervical cancer screening among Chinese Americans. Cancer Detection & Prevention, 26, 139-145.
21. Tu, S. P., Yasui, Y., Kuniyuki, A., Schwartz, S. M., Jackson, J. C., Hislop, T. G., et al. (2003). Mammography screening among Chinese-American women. Cancer, 97, 1293-1302.
22. U.S. Census Bureau. (2000, 2/02). The Asian population: 2000, Census 2000 Brief. Retrieved April 7, 2003, from http://www.census.gov/prod/ 2002pubs/c2kbr01-16.pdf
23. U.S. Census Bureau. (2004a). U.S. interim projection by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2005, from http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/usinterimproj/natprojtab01a.pdf
24. U.S. Census Bureau. (2004b). An Overview of a Proposed Census Bureau Guideline for the Translation of Data Collection Instruments and Supporting Materials, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. April 5, 2004.
25. Yi, J. K. (1994). Breast cancer screening practices by Vietnamese women. Journal of Women's Health, 3, 205-213.
26. Yu, E. S., Kim, K. K., Chen, E. H., & Brintnall, R. A. (2001). Breast and cervical cancer screening among Chinese American women. Cancer Practice, 9, 81-91.
27. Yu, M., Seetoo, A. D., Tsai, C., & Sun, C. (1998). Sociodemographic predictors of Papanicolaou smear test and mammography use among women of Chinese descent in Southeastern Michigan. Women's Health Issues, 8, 372-381.
28. Yu, M., & Wu, T. (2005). Factors influencing mammography screening of Chinese American women. JOGNN, 34, 386-394.
29. Zapka, J. G., Bigelow, C., Hurley, T., Ford, L. D., Egelhofer, J., Cloud, W. M., et al. (1996). Mammography use among sociodemographically diverse women: The accuracy of self-report. American Journal of Public Health, 86, 1016-1021.