Health behavior change among women with recent familial diagnosis of breast cancer
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral MedicineDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2004-08-01Keywords
AdultAlcoholism
Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms
Family Health
Female
*Health Behavior
Health Status
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Massachusetts
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Smoking
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Preventive Medicine
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BACKGROUND: Although first-degree female relatives (FDFR) of women with breast cancer are at increased risk for the disease, little is understood about how familial diagnosis impacts health behaviors and what personal factors predict such changes. METHODS: Six hundred women, ages 18 and over with a FDFR recently diagnosed with breast cancer, were interviewed after the diagnosis and again in 6 months. Participants self-reported changes in physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, fat consumption, alcohol and tobacco use. The effect of baseline demographics, health status, perceptions of relative's disease severity, personal risk, control over the disease and the effect of lifestyle behaviors on risk was assessed in relation to behavior changes. RESULTS: Forty-two percent reported improving one or more behaviors. Perception that the behavior was a risk factor for breast cancer was positively associated with change for all behaviors except smoking. Poor health status, obesity and perception of control over breast cancer were associated with improvements in physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption and fat consumption. CONCLUSIONS: Diagnosis of breast cancer in a first-degree relative can provide motivation to improve health behavior. Educational interventions highlighting the importance of these behaviors in reducing breast cancer risk and promoting health in general may be effective in this population.Source
Prev Med. 2004 Aug;39(2):253-62. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.03.039Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44764PubMed ID
15226033Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.03.039
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