title: Breast health promotion: behaviors of midlife women.
abstract: The breast is one of the leading sites of invasive cancer. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between health locus of control, perceived self-efficacy, demographic health characteristics, and the degree to which they explain the current and future practice of breast self-exam and mammography screening. Data were collected during 1992. Eighty-six women participating in a clinical breast exam and mammography screening program at an ambulatory women's center in a large metropolitan teaching hospital in the Midwest voluntarily completed four questionnaires. Hierarchical regression and discriminant analysis demonstrated that perceived self-efficacy was a significant predictor of health-promotion behavior, and health-promoting lifestyle and locus of control were the most influential predictors of intent for breast self-examination and ongoing mammography.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wehrwein
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Eddy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health