RESUMO
Experts in the area of breast cancer detection and control recommend that women at increased risk discuss their risk status and risk management with their health care providers. In spite of the excessive breast cancer burden borne by African American women, little attention has been given to studying breast cancer risk communication and/or breast cancer risk management in this at-risk population group. This report summarizes the outcomes of a study undertaken to explore the degree to which breast cancer, breast cancer risk, and breast cancer risk management were discussed by African American women and their health care providers Targeted for inclusion in the study were African American women who had a first degree relative or multiple second degree relatives that had been diagnosed with pre-menopausal breast cancer. Of particular interest was the extent to which African American women with a family history of breast cancer perceived themselves to be at risk for developing breast cancer and the extent to which they discussed their family history, their breast cancer risk, and, breast cancer risk management with their providers.
Assuntos
Atitude Frente a Saúde/etnologia , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Mulheres , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano/educação , Negro ou Afro-Americano/etnologia , Negro ou Afro-Americano/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/etnologia , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/prevenção & controle , Comunicação , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença/etnologia , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença/prevenção & controle , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Educacionais , Modelos Psicológicos , Papel do Profissional de Enfermagem , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Projetos Piloto , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Comportamento de Redução do Risco , Inquéritos e Questionários , Mulheres/educação , Mulheres/psicologiaRESUMO
This paper reports the results of a project designed to examine the effectiveness of a Train the Trainer breast health education and screening program for African American, elderly and underserved women residing in the greater Nashville area. The project aimed to identify a cadre of women from the community willing to serve as leaders advocated and peer breast health educators. Data collected from the community leaders and the women from the local community during the course of the project suggest that the Train the Trainer model was well suited to provide education, support and breast cancer resource referral to women residing within this rural Tennessee community.
