Religiousness and prostate cancer screening in African American men.
J Psychosoc Oncol
; 27(3): 316-31, 2009.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19544179
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to examine the relationship between religiousness (organized, nonorganized, and intrinsic) and religious problem solving (collaborative, deferring, and self-directing) in prostate cancer screening (PCS) attitudes and behavior. Men (N = 481) of African descent between the ages of 40 and 70 participated. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that religiousness and self-directed problem solving were associated with PCS attitudes. Intrinsic religiousness was associated with PCS attitudes after controlling for health and organized religiousness. Religiousness was not associated with PCS behavior. Intrinsic religiousness may be an important dimension of religiousness to be considered in tailoring cancer interventions for individuals from faith-based communities.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Black or African American
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Mass Screening
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Psychosoc Oncol
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States