Exploring Older Women's Approaches to Cervical Cancer Screening
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Guilfoyle (Columbia University, corresponding author), Rebeca Franco (0000-0002-2974-6506, Columbia University), Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin (0000-0002-5346-0997, Columbia University Irving Medical Center) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 930-950 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399330701615358 |
| PMID | 17987461 |
| OpenAlex | W2148836421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 57 |
The purpose of this qualitative study (N = 98, 11 focus groups) is to investigate how low-income, African American and Hispanic older women make decisions about cervical cancer screening. Using the health belief model to guide content analysis of transcripts, we found that primary barriers to screening were; embarrassment with, fear of, and pain from the test, difficulty in accessing screening, stigma associated with Medicaid coverage, and prior negative experiences with cancer detection. Women experienced cues to screening from their own bodies, in symptoms, and relied on spiritual beliefs to support them in coping with their health problems. Enhanced understanding of these factors could increase uptake of cervical cancer screening among the unscreened and underscreened
Cancer · Cancer screening · Cervical cancer · Cervical screening · Coping (psychology · Embarrassment · Focus group · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Stigma (botany · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Clinical Psychology · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Avoiding piecemeal research on participation in cervical cancer screening
Modifying and Pilot Testing the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire
Patient-Centered Development? Comparing Japanese and Other Gynecological Examination Tables and Practices
Cultural Beliefs and Understandings of Cervical Cancer Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Southeast Georgia
Detección precoz de cáncer de cérvix según los discursos de las matronas de atención primaria en Segovia, España
Basics of qualitative research
Field methods in cross-cultural research
Content analysis
Breast and cervical cancer screening in Hispanic women
Epidemiologic Classification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with Cervical Cancer
Use of Cancer Screening Practices by Hispanic Women
Prevalence of HPV Infection Among Females in the United States
Patients’ perceptions of cultural factors affecting the quality of their medical encounters
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Practices Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Women Residing Near the United States-Mexico Border, 1999–2000
Determinants of late stage diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer
Changes in the use of screening mammography
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Latinas and Non-Latina Whites
Medicaid Status and Stage at Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
The Effect of Access and Satisfaction on Regular Mammogram and Papanicolaou Test Screening in a Multiethnic Population
Understanding the Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening among Older Women
Preparing Instruments for Transcultural Research
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2014 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |