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Park and Kim: The Comparison of Factors related to Performance of Breast Self-examination by Age Group in the Middle and Mature Aged Woman
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2010; 16(1): 37-46.

Published online: 31 March 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.1.37

The Comparison of Factors related to Performance of Breast Self-examination by Age Group in the Middle and Mature Aged Woman

Kyung-Yeon Park1, So Hee Kim2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Silla University, Korea.

2Part-time Instructor, Department of Nursing, Silla University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, So Hee, Department of Nursing, Silla University, San 1-1 Gwaebop-dong, Sasang-gu, Busan 617-736, Korea. Tel: 82-51-999-5461, Fax: 82-51-999-5176, ssohee69@hanmail.net

Received 27 August 2009       Accepted 17 December 2009

Copyright © 2010 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to identify differences in breast self-examination (BSE) performance and influencing factors between woman-groups under and over 45 years old.

Methods

The subjects were 152 women aged from 35 to 65, who were recruited through convenient sampling in a metropolitan city. They were divided into two groups: under and over 45 years old. The data were collected using self-reporting questionnaires and analyzed by χ2 test, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression.

Results

Experience of BSE education (χ2=4.68, p=.030), BSE performance (χ2=20.12, p<.001), confidence (t=-2.97, p=.003), and self-efficacy (t=-2.44, p=.016) were significantly higher in the group over 45 years (the older group) than the one under 45 years (the younger group). Self-efficacy (β=.346, p=.004) and susceptibility (β=.238, p=.002) were 17.6% of the variance in the younger group's BSE performance. On the other hand, significantly influencing factors on the older group's BSE performance were self-efficacy (β=.500, p<.001) and BSE education (β=.217, p<.001), which accounted for 25% of the variance in the BSE performance.

Conclusion

We conclude that differentiated strategies of considering age should be established in nursing intervention to detect breast cancer early.

Keywords: Women, Age, Breast self-examination, Performance, Factor

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Comparisons of Participants' Characteristics by Age (N=152)
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†Fisher's exact test; FHx.=family history; BSE=breast self-examination.

Table 2
The Differences of Health Belief Variables and Self-efficacy by Age (N=152)
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Table 3
Correlation between Breast Self-examination Stage and Participants' Characteristics (N=152)
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Note: dummy coded;1=have a spouse, have breast diseases, have family history, have received breast self-examination education.

X1=breast self-examination stage; X2=spouse; X3=Monthly income; X4=Education; X5=History of breast disease; X6=Family history of breast cancer; X7=breast self-examination education; X8=Susceptibility; X9=Severity; X10=Benefit; X11=Barrier; X12=Confidence; X13=Health motivation; X14=Self-efficacy.

Table 4
Predictors of Breast Self-examination Stage by Age Group
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BSE=breast self-examination.

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