dc.contributor.author | Meryem Yılmaz | |
dc.contributor.author | Tuğba Durmuş | |
dc.date.accessioned | 23.07.201910:49:13 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-23T16:39:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 23.07.201910:49:13 | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-23T16:39:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2149-1976 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.trdizin.gov.tr/publication/paper/detail/TVRnMk16Z3dNQT09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/3965 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the health beliefs and breast cancer (BC) screening behavior of a group of female health professionals (FHPs) [physicians, nurses and midwives] in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at primary and secondary level healthcare institutions in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The study group included 720 FHPs. Data was collected by a questionnaire and the Turkish version of Champion’s Health Belief Model Scales (CHBMS). Results: The mean age of the FHPs was 30.2 years (±6.12 range; 20-50), 8.9 % of them were ≥40 years. The majority (93.9%) of FHPs did not have annual mammography (MMG) or clinical breast examination (CBE) (95.1%); and 42.9% reported to perform breast self-examinations (BSE). None of the physicians reported having a CBE or MMG. The physicians’ perception of susceptibility, severity and barriers to screening was lower than the nurses and midwives; however, their perception of benefits, self-efficacy and health motivation was higher. The perception of benefit among nurses, and self-efficacy and perception of health motivation among midwives were lower than those of the physicians. The perception of barriers to screening was highest among nurses. Conclusion: The compliance rate with early detection practices for BC screening was low among FHPs. Health beliefs influenced their behavior on BC screening. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the health beliefs and breast cancer (BC) screening behavior of a group of female health professionals (FHPs) [physicians, nurses and midwives] in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at primary and secondary level healthcare institutions in Central Anatolia, Turkey. The study group included 720 FHPs. Data was collected by a questionnaire and the Turkish version of Champion’s Health Belief Model Scales (CHBMS). Results: The mean age of the FHPs was 30.2 years (±6.12 range; 20-50), 8.9 % of them were ≥40 years. The majority (93.9%) of FHPs did not have annual mammography (MMG) or clinical breast examination (CBE) (95.1%); and 42.9% reported to perform breast self-examinations (BSE). None of the physicians reported having a CBE or MMG. The physicians’ perception of susceptibility, severity and barriers to screening was lower than the nurses and midwives; however, their perception of benefits, self-efficacy and health motivation was higher. The perception of benefit among nurses, and self-efficacy and perception of health motivation among midwives were lower than those of the physicians. The perception of barriers to screening was highest among nurses. Conclusion: The compliance rate with early detection practices for BC screening was low among FHPs. Health beliefs influenced their behavior on BC screening. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Cerrahi | en_US |
dc.title | Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening Behavior among a Group of Female Health Professionals in Turkey | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | The Journal of Breast Health | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 24 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 18 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US] |