ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2014
"Don't know" and accuracy of breast cancer risk perceptions among Appalachian women attending a mobile mammography program: implications for educational interventions and patient empowerment.
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- Cancer screening educational interventions in rural and farmworker communities: a systematic literature review.Ethnicity & health · 2023Pooled it
- Mobile Mammography Participation Among Medically Underserved Women: A Systematic Review.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Pooled it
- I don't know my child's asthma risk: evidence against satisficing as an explanation for 'don't know' responses.Journal of risk research · 2023Article
- Dismissing "Don't Know" Responses to Perceived Risk Survey Items Threatens the Validity of Theoretical and Empirical Behavior-Change Research.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2022Article
- Assessing health disparities in breast cancer incidence burden in Tennessee: geospatial analysis.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Relationships of Family History-related Factors and Causal Beliefs to Cancer Risk Perception and Mammography Screening Adherence Among Medically Underserved Women.Journal of health communication · 2020Article
- Low Health Literacy and Health Information Avoidance but Not Satisficing Help Explain "Don't Know" Responses to Questions Assessing Perceived Risk.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2018Article
- The Role of Health Literacy in Reducing Negative Perceptions of Breast Health and Treatment Among Uninsured Primary Care Patients.Journal of community health · 2016Article
- The role of conviction in personal disease risk perceptions: What can we learn from research on attitude strength?Social and personality psychology compass · 2016Article
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Abstract
Risk perceptions are motivating factors for engaging in preventive health behaviors. Yet, almost one third of women attending a mobile mammography program targeted to rural and medically underserved Appalachian women respond "don't know" to their perceived 5-year risk of breast cancer. This study used cross-sectional data from women aged >40 years participating in Bonnie's Bus Mammography Screening and Preventive Care Survey from 2009 to 2011 to identify factors associated with "don't know" responses and accuracy of perceived risk according to constructs of the health belief model and sociodemographic characteristics. Women who responded "don't know" were more likely to be less educated, of lower income, insured by Medicaid, and less knowledgeable about breast cancer. Conversely, women who accurately perceived their risk were more likely to be of higher education, more knowledgeable about breast cancer, and have a family history of breast cancer. However, women with a high objective 5-year risk of breast cancer and older age at childbirth or were nulliparous were less likely to accurately perceive their risk. These findings suggest that women who indicate "don't know" responses and hold inaccurate risk perceptions are a population vulnerable to health disparities and may benefit from educational interventions focused on improving breast cancer knowledge and perceptions to empower them to take an active role in their preventive health and make informed decisions based on their individual level of risk.
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