Journal article
Predictors of breast cancer screening behavior in women with a strong family history of the disease
MA Price, PN Butow, M Charles, T Bullen, B Meiser, JM McKinley, SA McLachlan, KA Phillips
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Published : 2010
Abstract
This study applied the self-regulation model to examine cognitive and emotional predictors of screening in unaffected women with a strong family history of breast cancer. 748 unaffected female members of an Australian registry of multiple-case breast cancer families formed the sample. Participants completed a baseline psychosocial questionnaire and a screening questionnaire 3 years later. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to determine predictors of under- and over-screening according to national guidelines. At follow-up 16% of women under-screened and 10% over-screened with mammography; 55% under-screened with clinical breast examination (CBE); and 9% over-screened with breast sel..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are very grateful to the many families who contribute to kConFab. We also wish to thank Heather Thorne, Eveline Niedermayr, all the kConFab research nurses and staff, kConFab is supported by grants from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the NHMRC, the Queensland Cancer Fund, the Cancer Councils of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, and the Cancer Foundation of Western Australia. This study was funded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grants No. 153824, 301930, 145684, 288704, and 454508. P Butow receives a Principal Research Fellowship from NHMRC, B Meiser receives a Career Development Award from the NHMRC, and K-A Phillips is the John Colebatch Clinical Research Fellow of the Cancer Council Victoria.