Women's decision making about mammography: a replication of the relationship between stages of adoption and decisional balance.
The motivational and cognitive processes of behavior change in the area of screening mammography were investigated. A total of 676 women, 40 to 79 years old, were recruited for telephone interview through random selection from designated census tracts and were asked questions that assessed mammography stage-of-adoption and decisional balance constructs from the trans-theoretical model of behavior change. Two definitions of stage of adoption were used. Analysis of covariance showed that a history of regular screening and an intention to continue having the exam were associated with a more favorable decisional balance. Results replicated a prior investigation and demonstrated the usefulness of stage of adoption and decisional balance as guides for designing stage-matched interventions to increase rates of mammography.
Rakowski
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Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Fulton
J P
JP
Feldman
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged