title: Development of the Thai breast cancer belief scale for Thai immigrants in the United States.
abstract: Asian American women have not benefited from the decline in breast cancer mortality and have lower rates of mammography use. Understanding mammography behaviors among these Asian American women requires culturally specific measures. Champion's belief scale was translated into Thai and cultural items were added. The Thai breast cancer belief scale (TBCBS), the Suinn-Lew self-identification acculturation, and the Asian values scale-revised were administered to 250 Thai immigrants. The TBCBS was tested for face validity, construct validity, and internal consistency. Factor analysis reflected the 4 constructs of the health belief model and accounted for 45.8% of the variance. Cronbach's alpha ranged from .77 to .90. Modest correlations were observed between TBCBS subscales and acculturation scales. Results indicate that the TBCBS measures breast cancer beliefs among Thai immigrant population.
authors.affiliation: Boromrajonani College of Nursing, Nakhon Lampang, Thailand. kumsuk@gmail.com
authors.forename: Suwattana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumsuk
authors.forename: Louise H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Flick
authors.forename: C S Joanne K
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology