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Agbonifoh, Julia Adesua – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Against the background of the dangers posed by breast cancer world-wide, and the importance of its early detection and therefore breast self examination (BSE), this study investigated the practice of BSE among female students in tertiary institutions in Edo state. A sample of 723 participants selected through a combination of multi-stage,…
Descriptors: Females, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Cancer
Aikman, Shelley N.; Doyle-Portillo, Susann; Verhaeghen, Paul; Simmons, Nicole – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Self-efficacy is an important predictor of performing health behaviors. Purpose: We invoked varying points of view (none, first person, third person) in standard instructions for breast self-exams (BSEs) to examine whether point of view taken would impact self-efficacy for and behavioral intentions regarding BSE. Methods: One hundred…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Females, Health Promotion, Cancer
Mallinckrodt, Brent; Armer, Jane M.; Heppner, P. Paul – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
This study examined a threshold model that proposes that social support exhibits a curvilinear association with adjustment and distress, such that support in excess of a critical threshold level has decreasing incremental benefits. Women diagnosed with a first occurrence of breast cancer (N = 154) completed survey measures of perceived support…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Quality of Life, Measures (Individuals), Cancer
Nagl, Michaela; Farin, Erik – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
The aim of this study was to test the congruence of patients' health valuations and physicians' treatment goals for the rehabilitation of chronically ill patients. In addition, patient characteristics associated with greater or less congruence were to be determined. In a questionnaire study, patients' health valuations and physicians' goals were…
Descriptors: Physicians, Quality of Life, Patients, Pain
Purnell, Jason Q.; Andersen, Barbara L. – Counseling and Values, 2009
Religion and spirituality are resources regularly used by patients with cancer coping with diagnosis and treatment, yet there is little research that examines these factors separately. This study investigated the relationships between religious practice and spirituality and quality of life (QoL) and stress in survivors of breast cancer. The sample…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Cancer, Patients, Multiple Regression Analysis