Understanding Narrative Effects: The Impact of Breast Cancer Survivor Stories on Message Processing, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among African American Women

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 674-682

  McQueen, Amy ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^a   Kalesan, Bindu ^a   Alcaraz, Kassandra I ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer disparities; Health communication; Mammography; Narratives; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; SURVIVORS; WOMEN;

EID: 82055168921     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025395     Document Type: Article

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