ArticleResearch on aging2015
Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Prevention Among Older African American Men.
Article in Research on aging, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- The Role of Cancer-Related Fatalistic Beliefs and Perceived Information Ambiguity in Lung Cancer Screening Uptake.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- How supernatural and scientific beliefs influence individual cancer prevention behaviors: an empirical study of young Chinese adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a community-based health education intervention on prostate cancer fatalism: a quasi-experimental study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Message Framing for Men? Gender Moderated Effects of Culturally Targeted Message Framing on Colorectal Cancer Screening Receptivity among African Americans.Psychology of men & masculinity · 2023Article
- Editor's Choice: Deliberative and non-deliberative effects of descriptive and injunctive norms on cancer screening behaviors among African Americans.Psychology & health · 2020Article
- Decoding the Role of Companions in Supporting the Health Communication of Older African-American Men With Cancer.Journal of patient experience · 2020Article
- Cancer-Related Risk Perceptions and Beliefs in Texas: Findings from a 2018 Population-Level Survey.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019Article
- Clues to the Blues: Predictors of Self-Reported Mental and Emotional Health Among Older African American Men.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- Self-Rated Health and Health Care Access Associated With African American Men's Health Self-Efficacy.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesEvidence suggests that minority groups are more likely to exhibit fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention (FBCP), which are defined as confusion, pessimism, and helplessness about one's ability to prevent cancer. This study examines the socioeconomic and psychosocial predictors of FBCP among older African American men (AAM).
methodsAAM (N = 1,666) enrolled in Medicare and participating in a longitudinal study on patient navigation were surveyed. Measures included three FBCP constructs, namely demographic items and physical and mental health variables. Binary logistic regression was performed.
resultsThe average participant was 73.6 years old; 76.5% felt helpless, 44.2% were confused, and 40.7% were pessimistic about the ability to prevent cancer. As education increased, so did all three FBCP. Being downhearted was predictive of confused and helpless beliefs. DISCUSSION: It is critical for health practitioners to understand how psychosocial and economic challenges influence beliefs that may impede cancer prevention efforts for older AAM.
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