Women’s knowledge about risk factors of breast cancer in a Brazilian community

Freitas, Ângela Gabrielly Quirino; Weller, Mathias

doi:10.1080/03630242.2018.1516266

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“…This suggests that those who experienced the treatment of a family member possibly feel they know better about the illness and perceive the impacts of the treatment as more negative. Freitas and Weller (2019), in a study with healthy Brazilian women, revealed that those with a family history had more appropriate knowledge about the illness. On the other hand, Otaran and Castro (2019) investigated the illness perception in healthy women with and without a family history of breast cancer found that the only difference between the groups was related to the perception of less control of treatment by women with a cancer history.…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy Women (IPQ-RH)

Vieira

Sbicigo

Armiliato

et al. 2021

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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The Common Sense Model refers to the association between disease perception and health behaviors. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy People - (IPQ-RH) in healthy women about breast cancer. A total of 321 women participated, with a mean age of 55.72 years old (SD = 10.75), users of Basic Health Units. Confirmatory factor analyzes (CFAs) were carried out and the McDonald’s Omega and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated. The results of the CFAs confirmed the structure of seven factors for the IPQ-RH (CFI = .92; TLI = .91; RMSEA = .03; SRMR = .06) and of two factors for the subscale of causes of the disease (CFI = .97; TLI = .97; RMSEA = .00; SRMR = .05). The instrument’s reliability was, in general, satisfactory. The IPQ-RH has appropriate psychometric properties to investigate the illness perception in healthy women.

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confidence: 98%

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy Women (IPQ-RH)

Vieira

Sbicigo

Armiliato

et al. 2021

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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“…Three other Polish studies, as well as a British study, revealed a correlation only between the level of knowledge and education [7,10,12]. In Brazil, only family history of breast cancer increased the level of knowledge about breast cancer risk factors [38]. In Greece, low breast is the most common one [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Knowledge of primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer among Polish women

Nowak¹,

Brzuszkiewicz²,

Ścisło³

et al. 2022

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Introduction:The most common malignant cancer in women, and the second cause of female deaths by oncological reasons in Poland, is breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess whether breast cancer prevention programs in Poland have influenced Polish women's knowledge of this subject. Material and methods: The study was conducted through a questionnaire assessing participants' demographic and social data, verifying their knowledge of risk factors and breast cancer prevention, and determining the sources of participants' knowledge. A total of 201 Polish women aged 20-70 years took part in the study. The sole exclusion criterion was a previous history of breast cancer. Results: Most women identified genetic mutations as a predisposing risk for breast cancer (55.2%), followed by smoking (11.4%). 79.6% of women were able to list at least one method of breast examination, with mammography being the most mentioned (62.2%). 81.1% of respondents correctly identified mammograms as the screening test of choice. Most participants (67.7%) knew that self-examination should be performed once every month. While the majority of women acknowledged the importance of regular medical examination by a specialist (85.6%), only 48.8% knew how frequently it should be performed. The study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of education, previous history of benign breast lesions, and family history of breast cancer. Conclusions: Polish women's knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and prevention remains lacking. Prevention programs offering more information regarding breast cancer risk factors and screening programs are still needed.

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“…Avaliando as características socioeconômicas encontradas, observa-se que a faixa etária predominante foi de mulheres com idade superior a 50 anos. A maioria das participantes relataram união estável e Derenzo, Costa, Costa, Francisqueti & Bernucci (2017) apontam que a relação entre o conhecimento de fatores de risco para o câncer de mama e o estado civil é incerta, diferente do que ocorre quando a influência de outros possíveis determinantes sociais -renda, tipo de ocupação e nível de escolaridadesão considerados (Freitas & Weller, 2019).…”

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Percepção sobre prevenção primária do câncer de mama entre mulheres atendidas no Sistema Único de Saúde

Franco¹,

Parreiras

Rosembarque

et al. 2021

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O câncer de mama configura-se como importante problema de saúde pública. A prevenção primária busca reduzir a exposição aos fatores de risco e estimula a mudança de estilo de vida. O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o conhecimento e as fontes de informações sobre os fatores de risco para câncer de mama entre mulheres de um centro de atenção secundária da região Sudeste do Brasil, na cidade de Belo Horizonte. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, cuja coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um questionário semiestruturado que incluiu variáveis demográficas (como idade, escolaridade, estado civil e ocupação) e a pesquisa acerca de fontes de informação, acesso à informação, fatores de risco e causas do câncer de mama. Foram incluídas 398 mulheres, com faixa etária entre 35 e 69 anos. A fonte de informação mais apontada foi a mídia, seguida da Unidade Básica de Saúde e 79,6% das mulheres nunca participaram de atividades do outubro rosa. Foram listados 12 itens como possíveis fatores de risco, sendo sete modificáveis. A média de acertos foi de apenas 1,38 e 1,76, respectivamente. O fator de risco mais reconhecido foi a história familiar de câncer de mama e a “genética” foi descrita como a principal causa da doença. Os dados evidenciam o limitado conhecimento, bem como o reduzido alcance das ações de saúde pública voltadas para a promoção da saúde, o que demonstra a necessidade de reformulação para a que as informações cheguem ao público-alvo. Ademais, é essencial que as mulheres saibam da sua responsabilidade individual, adotando um estilo de vida saudável.

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Women’s knowledge about risk factors of breast cancer in a Brazilian community

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy Women (IPQ-RH)

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire for Healthy Women (IPQ-RH)

Knowledge of primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer among Polish women

Percepção sobre prevenção primária do câncer de mama entre mulheres atendidas no Sistema Único de Saúde

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