Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Retirement Community Women

Background. The purposes of this study were (a) to learn more about the existing breast cancer screening practices of women age 65 and older and (b) to identify factors related to breast cancer screening. Method. A random sample of 752 women age 65 and older residing in independent living apartments...

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Published in:Preventive medicine 1993-01, Vol.22 (1), p.1-19
Main Authors: King, E.S., Resch, N., Rimer, B., Lerman, C., Boyce, A., Mcgoverngorchov, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control
Breast Self-Examination - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Housing for the Elderly
Humans
Mammography - statistics & numerical data
Mass Screening - psychology
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Philadelphia
Physical Examination - statistics & numerical data
Physician's Role
Regression Analysis
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Summary:Background. The purposes of this study were (a) to learn more about the existing breast cancer screening practices of women age 65 and older and (b) to identify factors related to breast cancer screening. Method. A random sample of 752 women age 65 and older residing in independent living apartments in eight retirement communities was selected to participate in a survey of breast cancer screening practices and related factors. A total of 616 surveys were completed, yielding a response rate of 82%; of those, 571 of the surveys were administered by telephone, with the remaining 45 administered in person. Results. Thirty-eight percent of the women reported having had a mammogram within the past year, 53% had a clinical breast exam, and 39% reported performing monthly breast self-examination. The percentage of women reporting either annual clinical breast examinations or mammography decreased with increasing age. Results of a logistic regression analysis found that having discussed mammography with a physician, believing in the need for mammography, having no mammography-related concerns, and the combination of personal experience with breast cancer and having had a clinical breast examination in the past year were all independently related to having had a mammogram within the past year (P
ISSN:0091-7435
1096-0260
DOI:10.1006/pmed.1993.1001