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Integrating Pros and Cons for Mammography and Pap Testing: Extending the Construct of Decisional Balance to Two Behaviors

Rakowski, William ; Clark, Melissa A ; Pearlman, Deborah N ; Ehrich, Beverly ; Rimer, Barbara K ; Goldstein, Michael G ; Dube, Catherine E ; Woolverton, Hugh

Preventive medicine, September 1997, Vol.26(5), pp.664-673 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Integrating Pros and Cons for Mammography and Pap Testing: Extending the Construct of Decisional Balance to Two Behaviors
Autor: Rakowski, William ; Clark, Melissa A ; Pearlman, Deborah N ; Ehrich, Beverly ; Rimer, Barbara K ; Goldstein, Michael G ; Dube, Catherine E ; Woolverton, Hugh
Assuntos: Attitude Toward Health—Health Behavior ; Women'S Health ; Psychological Theory ; Preventive Health Services ; Mass Screening ; Mammography ; Papanicoloau Smear ; Knowledge, Attitude, Practice ; Attitude Toward Health—Health Behavior ; Women'S Health ; Psychological Theory ; Preventive Health Services ; Mass Screening ; Mammography ; Papanicoloau Smear ; Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
É parte de: Preventive medicine, September 1997, Vol.26(5), pp.664-673
Descrição: Background.The ability to study health-related behaviors in combination rather than singly will lead to a more comprehensive approach to health promotion. This investigation focused on mammography and Pap testing. One index was created to reflect the recency of receiving both examinations. A second index integrated opinions about the two procedures into a single measure, guided by the pros, cons, and decisional balance constructs of the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change. Method.Data were drawn from the baseline and 1-year follow-up surveys of an HMO sample of women ages 40–74 (N= 1,605). Data collection occurred by telephone. A series of analyses examined whether recency of screening was associated with opinions about screening. Results.The first analysis showed that recency of Pap testing and whether or not a Pap test was obtained between the two surveys were associated with opinions about Pap testing. The next analysis examined the...
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Rakowski, William ; Clark, Melissa A ; Pearlman, Deborah N ; Ehrich, Beverly ; Rimer, Barbara K ; Goldstein, Michael G ; Dube, Catherine E ; Woolverton, Hugh

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