Communication and knowledge as motivators: understanding Singaporean women’s perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures

Lee, Edmund Wei Jian; Ho, Shirley S.; Chow, Josephine K.; Wu, Ying; Yang, Zixin

doi:10.1080/13669877.2012.761264

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“…where k refers to a given link between a pair of concepts, v is the value from 1 to 5 attached to the kth link, and n is the number of concepts provided (Lee, Ho, Chow, Wu, & Yang, 2013). Using a 5-point scale (1 = not related at all and 5 = very closely related), respondents indicated the level of relatedness between the following concepts: (a) breast cancer and smoking, (b) breast cancer and alcohol consumption, (c) breast cancer and race, and (d) breast Breast Cancer in Singapore 587 cancer and eating habits.…”

Section: Structural Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

The Augmented Cognitive Mediation Model: Examining Antecedents of Factual and Structural Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Singaporean Women

Lee

Shin

Kawaja

et al. 2016

Journal of Health Communication

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As knowledge acquisition is an important component of health communication research, this study examines factors associated with Singaporean women's breast cancer knowledge using an augmented cognitive mediation model. We conducted a nationally representative study that surveyed 802 women between the ages of 30 and 70 using random-digit dialing. The results supported the augmented cognitive mediation model, which proposes the inclusion of risk perception as a motivator of health information seeking and structural knowledge as an additional knowledge dimension. There was adequate support for the hypothesized paths in the model. Risk perception was positively associated with attention to newspaper, television, Internet, and interpersonal communication. Attention to the three media channels was associated with interpersonal communication, but only newspaper and television attention were associated with elaboration. Interpersonal communication was positively associated with structural knowledge, whereas elaboration was associated with both factual and structural knowledge. Differential indirect effects between media attention and knowledge dimensions via interpersonal communication and elaboration were found. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Section: Structural Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

The Augmented Cognitive Mediation Model: Examining Antecedents of Factual and Structural Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Singaporean Women

Lee

Shin

Kawaja

et al. 2016

Journal of Health Communication

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“…Since television and print media exposure enhances fatalistic beliefs while Internet exposure diminishes them [ 68 ], social media may also reduce cancer fatalism perceptions. Furthermore, social media differ from mass media in that they tend to involve interpersonal communication with local, more personally relevant information [ 64 , 70 ], which is positively associated with lower risk perceptions and a better knowledge of cancer [ 71 , 72 ].…”

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Media Exposure, Cancer Beliefs, and Cancer-Related Information-Seeking or Avoidance Behavior Patterns in China

2021

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This study explored the relationships between media exposure, cancer beliefs, and cancer information-seeking or information-avoidance behaviors. Based on the planned risk information-seeking model and its extended framework, two predictive models were constructed: one for cancer information seeking and the other for cancer information avoidance. A structural equation modeling strategy was applied to survey data from China HINTS 2017 (n = 3090) to compare the impact of traditional mass media and social media exposure to cancer-related information on cancer information-seeking and information-avoidance behaviors. The study findings suggest that health-related information exposure through different media channels may generate distinctive information-seeking or information-avoidance behaviors based on various cancer beliefs. Additionally, the findings indicate that social media exposure to health-related and cancer curability beliefs does not lead to cancer information avoidance; both mass media and social media exposure encourage people to seek cancer-related information. Cancer fatalism is positively associated with cancer information-seeking and avoiding intentions, suggesting that negative cancer beliefs predict seemingly contradictory yet psychologically coherent information intentions and behaviors.

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“…In the context of cancer communication, empirical studies have associated both information acquisition behaviours with breast cancer-related knowledge, awareness, preventive behaviours and screening decisions (Wigfall and Friedman, 2016;Ghazavi-Khorasgani et al, 2018). Factors such as attention to media and frequency of interpersonal communication have been reported to be positively associated with knowledge and risk perception of breast cancer among women (Lee et al, 2013;Lee and Ho, 2015). To further understand these findings, Lee et al built an integrated model explaining the underlying mechanisms.…”

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Breast Cancer Information Behaviours and Needs among Singapore Women: A Qualitative Study

Lin

Koh

Huang

et al. 2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Background: There is growing evidence on cancer communication and its impact on cancer-related health outcomes; however, little is known about how women gain access to and use breast cancer information in the multi-ethnic Asian context. This paper aimed to explore the breast cancer information acquisition behaviours and needs among Singapore women who attended a community-based health organisation for mammography screening. Methods, design and setting: Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 37 racially diverse, aged 50 and above women, who have received mammography screening within the past two years. The interviews were conducted at either the Singapore Cancer Society Clinic or participant's home. Results: Although cancer information scanning was more prevalent than information seeking (91.9% vs. 62.2%), those who purposively seek information exhibited a higher knowledge level of breast cancer. The most commonly cited sources for information scanning were friends, television and family, and for information seeking were the Internet, pamphlets from a healthcare organisation/ public authority, and healthcare providers. Singapore women were well-informed about the benefits of mammogram; however, specific knowledge, such as modifiable risk factors, reasons for different screening options and the trade-off between harm and benefit, was still lacking which led to confusion about screening. Conclusion: Breast cancer health educational materials should provide clear and balanced information to give women a more accurate or realistic expectation about mammography screening. Study findings provide important implications for breast cancer education and programs to move beyond simply raising awareness and craft specific informative messages addressing the needs of the target group.

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Communication and knowledge as motivators: understanding Singaporean women’s perceived risks of breast cancer and intentions to engage in preventive measures

Cited by 26 publications

References 117 publications

The Augmented Cognitive Mediation Model: Examining Antecedents of Factual and Structural Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Singaporean Women

The Augmented Cognitive Mediation Model: Examining Antecedents of Factual and Structural Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Singaporean Women

Media Exposure, Cancer Beliefs, and Cancer-Related Information-Seeking or Avoidance Behavior Patterns in China

Breast Cancer Information Behaviours and Needs among Singapore Women: A Qualitative Study

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