Health locus of control and assimilation of cervical cancer information in Deaf women.
This study assessed the relationship between Deaf women's internal health locus of control (IHLC) and their cervical cancer knowledge acquisition and retention. A blind, randomized trial evaluated Deaf women's (N = 130) baseline cancer knowledge and knowledge gained and retained from an educational intervention, in relation to their IHLC. The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales measured baseline IHLC, and a cervical cancer knowledge survey evaluated baseline to post-intervention knowledge change. Women's IHLC did not significantly predict greater cervical cancer knowledge at baseline or over time. IHLC does not appear to be a characteristic that must be considered when creating Deaf women's cancer education programs.
Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Regina
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Wang
Arianna A
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Aldridge
Vanessa L
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Malcarne
Sun
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Choe
Patricia
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Branz
Georgia Robins
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Sadler
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications*; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult