Religiosity, spirituality, and cancer fatalism beliefs on delay in breast cancer diagnosis in african american women

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-72

  Gullatte, Mary Magee ^a,b,c   Brawley, Otis ^c,d   Kinney, Anita ^e   Powe, Barbara ^d   Mooney, Kathi ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Breast cancer screening and diagnosis; Breast tumor neoplasm malignancy; Delay in screening and seeking medical care; Religion; Religiosity; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76749167600     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9232-8     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. American Cancer Society (2007). Cancer facts and figures for African Americans 2007-2008. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society.
2. Barroso, J., McMillan, S., Casey, L., Gibson, W., Kaminski, G., & Meyer, J. (2000). Comparison between African-American and White women in their beliefs about breast cancer and their health locus of control. Cancer Nursing, 23, 268-276. doi: 10. 1097/00002820-200008000-00003.
3. Bibb, S. C. (2001). The relationship between access and stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in African American and Caucasian women. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28(4), 711-719.
4. Bourjolly, J. (1998). Differences in religiousness among black and Caucasian women with breast cancer. Social Work in Health Care, 28, 21-39.
5. Burgess, C. C., Hunter, M., & Ramirez, A. (2001). A qualitative study of delay among reporting symptoms of breast cancer. The British Journal of General Practice, 77(8), 967-971.
6. Burgess, C. C., Ramirez, A., Richards, M., & Love, S. (1998). Who and what influences delayed presentation in breast cancer? British Journal of Cancer, 77, 1343-1348.
7. Caplan, L., Helzlsouer, K., Shapiro, S., Wesley, M., & Edwards, B. (1996). Reasons for delay in breast cancer diagnosis. Preventive Medicine, 25, 218-224. doi: 10. 1006/pmed. 1996. 0049.
8. Dessio, W., Wade, C., Chao, M., Kronenberg, F., Cushman, L., & Kalmuss, D. (2004). Religion, spirituality and healthcare choices of African-American women: Results of a national survey. Ethnicity and Disease, 14, 189-197.
9. Elmore, J. G., Nakano, C., Linden, H., Reisch, L., Ayanian, J., & Larson, E. (2005). Racial inequities in the timing of breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment. Medical Care, 43, 141-148. doi: 10. 1097/00005650-200502000-00007.
10. Facione, N. (2002). The J-Delay Scale: A measure of the likelihood of patient delay in breast cancer. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 16, 103-118. doi: 10. 1891/rtnp. 16. 2. 103. 53006.
11. Facione, N., Dodd, M., Holzemer, W., & Meleis, A. (1997). Helpseeking for self-discovered breast symptoms. Cancer Practice, 5(4), 220-227.
12. Facione, N. C., & Giancarlo, C. A. (1998). Narratives of breast symptom discovery and cancer diagnosis: Psychologic risk for advanced cancer at diagnosis. Cancer Nursing, 21(6), 430-440. doi: 10. 1097/00002820-199812000-00007.
13. Facione, N., Miaskowski, C., Dodd, M., & Paul, S. (2002). The self-reported likelihood of patient delay in breast cancer: New thoughts for early detection. Preventive Medicine, 34, 397-407. doi: 10. 1006/pmed. 2001. 0998.
14. Gullatte, M. (2006). Comparative internal consistency reliability of RCAS in African American women. Unpublished pilot work for dissertation.
15. Holt, C. L., Clark, E. M., Kreuter, M. W., & Rubio, D. M. (2003). Spiritual health locus of control and breast cancer beliefs among urban African American women. Health Psychology, 22, 294-299. doi: 10. 1037/0278-6133. 22. 3. 294.
16. Jemal, A., Siegel, R., Ward, E., Murray, T., Xu, J., Thun, M., et al. (2007). Cancer statistics, 2007. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 57, 43-66.
17. Johnson, K., Elbert-Avila, K., & Tulsky, J. (2005). The influence of spiritual beliefs and practices on the treatment preferences of African Americans: A review of the literature. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, 711-719. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1532-5415. 2005. 53224. x.
18. Kinney, A. Y., Emery, G., Dudley, W. N., & Croyle, R. T. (2002). Screening behaviors among African American women at high risk for breast cancer: Do beliefs about god matter? Oncology Nursing Forum, 29, 835-843. doi: 10. 1188/02. ONF. 835-843.
19. Lannin, D., Matthews, H., Mitchell, J., Swanson, M., Swanson, F., & Edwards, M. (1998). Influence of socioeconomic and cultural factors on racial differences in late-stage presentation of breast cancer. Journal of the American Medical Association, 279, 1801. doi: 10. 1001/jama. 279. 22. 1801.
20. Mayo, R. M., Ureda, J. R., & Parker, V. G. (2001). Importance of fatalism in understanding mammography screening in rural elderly women. Journal of Women & Aging, 13(1), 1-19. doi: 10. 1300/J074v13n01_05.
21. McCarthy, E., Burns, R., Freund, K., Ash, A., Shwartz, M., Marwill, S., et al. (2000). Mammography use, breast cancer stage at diagnosis, and survival among older women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48, 1226-1233.
22. Mitchell, J., Lannin, D. R., Matthews, H. F., & Swanson, M. S. (2002). Religious beliefs and breast cancer screening. Journal of Women's Health, 11, 907-915. doi: 10. 1089/154099902762203740.
23. Mohamed, I., Skeel-Williams, K., Tamburrino, M., Wryobeck, J., & Carter, S. (2005). Understanding locally advanced breast cancer: What influences a women's decision to delay treatment? Preventive Medicine, 41, 399-405. doi: 10. 1016/j. ypmed. 2004. 12. 012.
24. Musick, M., House, J., & Williams, D. (2004). Attendance at religious services and mortality in a national sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45, 198-213.
25. Newport, F. (2004). Update: Americans and religion. Retrieved July 5, 2006, from http://www.gallup.com/poll/14446/update-Americans-religion.aspx.
26. Pargament, K., Ending, D., Falgout, K., Olsen, H., Reilly, B., van Haitsma, K., et al. (1990). God help me: Religious coping efforts as predictors of the outcomes of significant life events. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 793-824. doi: 10. 1007/BF00938065.
27. Pargament, K., Kennell, J., Hathaway, W., Grevengoed, N., Newman, J., & Jones, W. (1988). Religion and the problem-solving process: Three styles of coping. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 27, 90-114. doi: 10. 2307/1387404.
28. Powe, B. (1995). Cancer fatalism among elderly African Americans: Effects on colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Nursing, 18, 385-392. doi: 10. 1097/00002820-199510000-00008.
29. Powe, B. (1997). Cancer fatalism: Spiritual perspectives. Journal of Religion and Health, 36, 135-144. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1027440520268.
30. Powe, B. (2001). Cancer fatalism among elderly African American women: Predictors of the intensity of the perceptions. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 19(3/4), 85-95. doi: 10. 1300/J077v19n03_07.
31. Powe, B., Daniels, E., & Finnie, R. (2005). Comparing perceptions of cancer fatalism among American patients and their providers. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 17, 318-324. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1745-7599. 2005. 0049. x.
32. Powe, B., & Johnson, A. (1995). Fatalism as a barrier to cancer screening among African-Americans: Philosophical perspectives. Journal of Religion and Health, 34, 119-125. doi: 10. 1007/BF02248767.
33. Richards, M., Westcombe, A., Love, S., Littlejohns, P., & Ramirez, A. (1999). Influence of delay on survival in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review of literature. Lancet, 353, 1119-1126. doi: 10. 1016/S0140-6736(99)02143-1.
34. Taplin, A., Ichikawa, L., Yood, M., Manos, M., Geiger, A., Weinmann, S., et al. (2004). Reason for late-stage breast cancer: Absence of screening or detection, or breakdown in follow-up? Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 96, 1518-1527.
35. Taylor, H. (2003). While most Americans believe in God, only 36% attend a religious service once a month or more often. Retrieved December 4, 2006, from http://www. harrisinteractive. com/harris_poll/reinterfirendly/index. asp?PID=408.
36. Taylor, R., Chaters, L., & Levin, J. (2004). Religion in the lives of African Americans: Social, psychological and health perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
37. Underwood, S., & Powell, R. (2006, January/February). Religion and spirituality: Influence on health/risk behavior and cancer screening behavior of African Americans. Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 17, 20-27.
38. Wallston, K., Malcarne, V., Flores, L., Hansdottir, I., Smith, C., Stein, H., et al. (1999). Does God determine your health? The God Locus of Health Control Scale. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 23, 131-142. doi: 10. 1023/A: 1018723010685.