Helping Mothers and Daughters Talk about Environmental Breast Cancer Risk and Risk-Reducing Lifestyle Behaviors.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 17(13)2020 07 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32630657
ABSTRACT
Background:
Mothers and daughters struggle to talk about breast cancer risk. Even less attention is paid to environmental determinants of cancer. Third-party online approaches can be helpful navigating these conversations. The aim of this study was to obtain feedback from mothers exposed to a social media intervention ("mommy bloggers") and identify their preferences for message-design approaches that could help them talk to their daughter(s) about environmental breast cancer risk.Methods:
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 50 mothers. A thematic analysis was conducted using the constant comparative method.Results:
Mothers identified four approaches to message design that could help facilitate mother-daughter communication about environmental breast cancer risk. These included two action-oriented approaches that centered on getting the conversation started and keeping the conversation going and two approaches based on lifespan factors to promote daughters' engagement by using age-appropriate language and visuals and focusing on developmentally specific lifestyle behaviors. Mothers also provided recommended strategies within each approach.Conclusions:
Mothers identified various approaches interventionists can utilize to overcome barriers to talking to daughters about environmental breast cancer risk. To promote mother-daughter communication, the messages should be action-oriented to facilitate interaction, but also developed with lifespan and developmental considerations in mind to engage daughters.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parent-Child Relations
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Breast Neoplasms
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Mothers
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States