Determining the Factors that Affect Breast Cancer and Self Breast Examination Beliefs of Turkish Nurses in Academia
ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, vol.15, no.3, pp.1275-1280, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 15 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.3.1275
- Journal Name: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1275-1280
- Keywords: Breast cancer, self breast examination beliefs, nursing faculty students, Turkey
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Purpose: To define factors that affect the performance status of BSE and confidence of student nurses. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the academic year 2010-2011 in a nursing faculty in Izmir, Turkey. "Informative data form" and "Champion's Revised Health Belief Model Scale (CHBMS)" were used as data collection forms. Results: The mean age of the participant nurses was 21.0 +/- 1.49. The mean CHMS scores of the student nurses were as follows: perceived susceptibility regarding breast cancer, 7.78 +/- 2.46; perceived seriousness regarding breast cancer, 22.4 +/- 5.43; perceived benefit regarding BSE application, 20.5 +/- 4.45; perceived barriers regarding BSE application, 23.8 +/- 7.13; perceived confidence regarding BSE application, 36.3 +/- 7.78; the mean score of health motivation sub-scale, 25.7 +/- 4.59; and mean of the total score of the scale, 36.5 +/- 15.01. Conclusions: The outcomes obtained in this study indicated the importance of better education to student nurses, who have a key role in teaching preventive health behaviour including BSE to society and other university students as colleagues.