ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021
Fatalistic Cancer Beliefs Across Generations and Geographic Classifications: Examining the Role of Health Information Seeking Challenges and Confidence.
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- Identifying key barriers to effective breast cancer control in rural settings.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
- The evolution of parents' beliefs about childhood cancer during diagnostic communication: a qualitative study in Guatemala.BMJ global health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Information seeking is an active health behavior that influences cancer fatalism; however, people commonly experience challenges in accessing high-quality and actionable health information that is personally relevant. This is especially common among older and rural adults who have a high cancer risk. The purpose of this study was to examine the theoretical assumption that enhancing perceived confidence to overcome health information seeking challenges will alleviate cancer fatalism. In 2017, 895 adults from a large southeastern medical university's cancer catchment area participated in a random digit dial survey. Participants were Millennials (18-35; 19%), Generation X (36-51; 23%), Baby Boomers (52-70; 40%), and Silent Generation (71-95; 16.9%) who had equal representation across metro (78.9%) and nonmetro (21.1%) counties. Younger generations (Millennials and Generation X) held stronger fatalistic cancer beliefs ("It seems like everything causes cancer," "When I think about cancer, I automatically think about death") than older generations. Most participants believed that precautionary efforts exist to reduce their chances of getting cancer, which was strongest among individuals residing in metro counties. In controlling for generation and geographic residence, individuals who experienced challenges in the process of accessing health information had stronger fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention; however, this relationship was most pronounced among individuals with confidence to ultimately obtain information that they needed. This study contributes to evidence for health information equity in combatting fatalistic cancer beliefs. Findings have important implications for the optimized dissemination of culturally adapted cancer education and skill-based training to efficiently access and evaluate relevant cancer education.
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