Posttraumatic Stress Among Women With Breast Cancer and Their Daughters: Relationship With Daughters' Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer-related posttraumatic stress (PTS) in women with breast cancer, perceived risk of cancer in these women's daughters, and daughters' PTS related to their mothers' breast cancer were tested for relationships to daughters' breast self-examination (BSE) and mammography activit...

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Published in:The American journal of family therapy 2005-10, Vol.33 (5), p.443-460
Main Authors: Boyer, Bret A., Cantor, Roseanne K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast Cancer
Daughters
Health risk assessment
Mammography
Mothers
Parent Child Relations
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Summary:Cancer-related posttraumatic stress (PTS) in women with breast cancer, perceived risk of cancer in these women's daughters, and daughters' PTS related to their mothers' breast cancer were tested for relationships to daughters' breast self-examination (BSE) and mammography activity. Daughters' mammography frequency was related to her own PTS, but not to her perceived risk or her mothers' PTS. In contrast, daughters who overperformed BSE had mothers reporting significantly greater PTS than those performing BSE at recommended rates or underperforming BSE. Daughters' BSE and mammography frequency were not correlated. Differing demands related to BSE and mammography, and their relationship to different distress variables are discussed.
ISSN:0192-6187
1521-0383
DOI:10.1080/01926180500290480