Closing the Breast Cancer Disparity Gap: An Exploratory Analysis of the Spiritual Well Being Scale (SWBS) and its Potential as a Health Promotion Tool among African American Women
Abstract:The strategic incorporation of spirituality in health promotion practice presents public health communicators with a unique opportunity to reach minority populations about cancer risk and prevention. The purpose of this study was to conduct confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the SWBS (Spiritual Well-Being Scale) and its associations with breast cancer screening attitudes, beliefs and mass mediated breast cancer screening information among a pilot sample of African American women in the Midwest (N = 98). CFA… Show more
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