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POW (Protect Our Women): results of a breast cancer prevention project targeted on older African-American women
- Author:
- KIDDER Beverly
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 47(1), 2008, pp.60-72.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Breast cancer deaths for older African American women are higher than for their Caucasian counterparts, and this study evaluates an outreach education programme about mammography and breast examination. Given the ineffectiveness of traditional outreach strategies with this group, the project worked with a panel of African American women who were recognised as community leaders. A total of 112 women were identified as participants and received a package of written information and details of an awareness workshop, which was attended by 62. Of these, 72% had a mammogram within a month of attendance, 9% had one scheduled, 16% were unsure about having a mammogram and 3% did not respond. Of those who did not attend the workshop, 58% did not respond to follow-up. Of those who did, 22% had had a mammogram, while 20% had no plans to have one. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Hope, locus of control, and quality of health among elder Latina cancer survivors
- Authors:
- FARONE Diane W., FITZPATRICK Tanya R., BUSHFIELD Suzanne Y.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 46(2), 2008, pp.51-70.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study uses data from Wave 2 of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiological Study for the Elderly (H-EPESE), a survey of 3,050 Mexican American older people living in five southwestern states. To examine the effects of locus of control and hope on self-reported health, somatisation, negative affect and restriction of activity, multiple regression analysis was applied to a sub-set of 109 women who reported a diagnosis of cancer. The results show that locus of control was significantly associated with three of these dependent variables, and that hope was significantly associated with more favourable outcomes for all the variables. The implications for social work practice and future research are briefly discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Older women with breast cancer: caregiving and the risk of depression- an exploratory analysis
- Authors:
- PARRISH Monique M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 40(4), 2005, pp.41-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Objectives: The primary objective of this exploratory analysis was to assess the prevalence of caregiving among older (60+) newly diagnosed female breast cancer patients and to examine the risk of depression associated with breast cancer, caregiving, and age, at 3 months and 12 months after diagnosis. Methods: Data from interviews conducted for the case-control study, Health and Functioning in Women with Breast Cancer (HFW), were used for this analysis. Interviews were conducted at 3 months and 12 months post-diagnosis. Participants for this analysis were restricted to those who completed both interviews (cases n = 904; controls n = 966). Risk of depression was assessed using a self-reported depression question from the HFW instrument. Results: The multivariate analysis showed that stage of breast cancer was significantly related to depression among older women with breast cancer while controlling for various socio-demographic factors; however, caregiving did not significantly increase the risk for depression for this population. Discussion: A breast cancer diagnosis for women, regardless of age or caregiving status, presented an increased risk of depression at 3 and 12 months post-diagnosis. These and other findings and their implications for social work practice are discussed.
Treatment decision making and its discontents
- Authors:
- SINDING Chris, WIERNIKOWSKI Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 48(6), August 2009, pp.614-634.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Patient participation in treatment decision making is held as a virtue in clinical contexts, and has much to recommend it. Yet important questions have been raised about the assumptions underlying models of patient participation. Debates have arisen about the significance of medically defined risks and outcomes of treatment; the adequacy and relevance across social groups of the concept of autonomy; and the emphasis on the professional-patient dyad. This article draws on findings in Ontario, Canada from interviews with 15 older women who had experienced a diagnosis of breast or gynaecological cancer, and 6 professionals who care for older women with cancer, to determine how health care decisions were made. The findings demonstrated that treatment choices depended on experiential knowledge, social roles and responsibilities, and the health policy context. It appeared that prevailing models of decision making may obscure patients’ more typical decision processes as well as the social determinants of those choices. The article ends with a call to conceptualise treatment decision making in more fully social terms, with implications for social work advocacy, research and practice.
Breast cancer prevention strategies for aged black lesbian women
- Authors:
- WASHINGTON Thomas Alex, MURRAY June P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 18(1), 2005, pp.89-96.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Recognizing that effective intervention must include models of treatment that “meet clients where they are,” this paper describes culturally sensitive breast cancer prevention strategies that may be useful for health care providers in an effort to reach a triple-minority population: Black, lesbian women. The strategies are an adapted version of the Witnessing In Tennessee (WIT) model. WIT was developed to increase early detection of breast cancer among Black women. The strategies have been adapted for use among Black, aged, lesbian women. This model provides practitioners with universal techniques that can be used to address various health disparities. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Living sexuality: issues for nursing and health
- Editor:
- WEBB Christine
- Publisher:
- Scutari
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 210p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harrow
Includes chapters on: fertility and reproductive technology; young men's experience of testicular cancer; female prostitution and HIV; community care for people with HIV/AIDS; sexuality and disability; mental health and sexuality; Asian women and the menopause; gender, sexuality and heart disease; and never-married women's health in old age.
Health-related resources for black and minority ethnic groups
- Author:
- HEALTH EDUCATION AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Health Education Authority
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 219p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at all those concerned with commissioning, purchasing or providing health care services for black and minority ethnic groups. Lists books, video's, audio cassettes, and packs.Contains resources which: promote healthy lifestyles, inform about health services and how to use them, and are concerned with particular conditions and diseases. Also includes training resources. Includes listings on: access to health services; alcohol; ante/post natal care; communications (including interpreting/translating); contraceptives; death and dying; environmental health; equal opportunities; female genital mutilation/circumcision; HIV/AIDS; immunisation; learning difficulties; mental health; nutrition; older people; child care; disability; refugees; religion; sickle cell; Tay Sachs disease; Thalassaemia; travellers; and women's health.