Cultural Views, Language Ability, and Mammography Use in Chinese American Women

Autor/inn/en	Liang, Wenchi; Wang, Judy; Chen, Mei-Yuh; Feng, Shibao; Yi, Bin; Mandelblatt, Jeanne S.
Titel	Cultural Views, Language Ability, and Mammography Use in Chinese American Women
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 36 (2009) 6, S.1012-1025 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198109331669
Schlagwörter	Intervals; Females; Language Aptitude; Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Diagnostic Tests; Cancer; Cultural Background; Interviews; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Health Behavior; Risk; Psychological Patterns; Physician Patient Relationship; Cultural Awareness; Intervention; Health Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Asian immigrant; Chinese; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; Chinesen; USA; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Arzt-Patient-Beziehung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung
Abstract	Mammography screening rates among Chinese American women have been reported to be low. This study examines whether and how culture views and language ability influence mammography adherence in this mostly immigrant population. Asymptomatic Chinese American women (n = 466) aged 50 and older, recruited from the Washington, D.C. area, completed a telephone interview. Regular mammography was defined as having two mammograms at age-appropriate recommended intervals. Cultural views were assessed by 30 items, and language ability measured women's ability in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to English. After controlling for risk perception, worry, physician recommendation, family encouragement, and access barriers, women holding a more Chinese/Eastern cultural view were significantly less likely to have had regular mammograms than those having a Western cultural view. English ability was positively associated with mammography adherence. The authors' results imply that culturally sensitive and language-appropriate educational interventions are likely to improve mammography adherence in this population. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10