ArticleDisability & society2020
Barriers and facilitators to mammography among women with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative approach.
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- Cancer Prevention in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review of Caregiver Perspectives in Institutional and Home Care Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Inequities in Preventive Care for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability in the USA: A Narrative Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Review
- Cancer screening in people with intellectual disability: a scoping review of participation, barriers, facilitators, and improvement strategies within the EUCanScreen initiative.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Population-based cancer screening access needs of disabled people: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2026Review
- Exploring Inclusion in Austria's Breast Cancer Screening:A Dual-Perspective Study of Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Caregivers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Towards Inclusive Colorectal Cancer Screening: Experiences and Needs of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Risk stratification in breast screening workshop.BMC proceedings · 2024Article
- Breaking barriers: improving mammography screening accessibility and quality of care for breast cancer women with disabilities in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Breast Cancer Screening Among Women With Intellectual Disability in Denmark.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Factor influencing women with learning disabilities deciding to, and accessing, cervical and breast cancer screening: Findings from a Q methodology study of women with learning disabilities, family and paid carers.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
- Determining the need for a breast cancer awareness educational intervention for women with mild/moderate levels of intellectual disability: A qualitative descriptive study.European journal of cancer care · 2022Review
- Strategies for Accessible Breast Screening for People With Intellectual Disability.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Although women with intellectual disabilities have the same breast cancer incidence rate as women without intellectual disabilities, they have fewer mammograms and higher mortality rates. Qualitative inquiry was employed to explore barriers and facilitators to mammography among this population. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 women with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers in Philadelphia during 2015-2016. Thematic analysis was conducted using inductive and deductive coding. While results provide further evidence for prior research on barriers to mammography among women with intellectual disabilities (e.g. being unprepared, fear of the exam), this study generated novel barriers such as lack of breast ultrasound awareness, sedation failing to work, and lack of mammogram education in adult day programs, and novel facilitators such as extended family support and positive attitudes. Results support the need to address barriers and promote facilitators to improve the breast cancer screening experience among women with intellectual disabilities.
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