title: Breast cancer prevention with older women: a gender-focused intervention study.
abstract: Breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American women, with older women at highest risk (American Cancer Society [ACS], 2007). In this study, the researcher explored whether an educational intervention using feminist pedagogical methods would affect the use of breast cancer screening methods (mammography and breast self-exam) by older women. At 6-month follow-up, those women receiving the education intervention were found to have significantly increased their use of screening methods in comparison with a control group of women of similar age from the same community. The results of this study indicate support for the use of gender-focused educational methods with an emphasis on empowerment to increase the cancer screening practices of older women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA. hurdled@uncw.edu
authors.forename: Donna E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hurdle
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D015205:Northwestern United States; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014930:Women / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology