Medical and psychosocial predictors of delay in seeking medical consultation for breast symptoms in women in a public sector setting

We examined demographic, medical and psychosocial factors related to delay in seeking medical consultation for breast symptoms. In this cross-sectional survey, 124 women with breast symptoms attending an outpatient breast surgery clinic in a county general hospital completed questionnaires measuring...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of behavioral medicine 2006-08, Vol.29 (4), p.327-334
Hauptverfasser:	FRIEDMAN, Lois C, KALIDAS, Mamta, ELLEDGE, Richard, DULAY, Mario F, ROMERO, Catherine, CHANG, Jenny, LISCUM, Kathleen R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult African Americans Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data Anxiety - diagnosis Anxiety - epidemiology Anxiety - psychology Attitude to Health Behavioral sciences Biological and medical sciences Breast cancer Breast Diseases - diagnosis Breast Diseases - epidemiology Breast Diseases - psychology Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology Breast Neoplasms - psychology Breast surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Education Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health promotion Health Surveys Hospitals Hospitals, Public Humans Male Mammography Medical schools Medical sciences Medicine Mental health Middle Aged Motivation Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Perceptions Prevention. Health policy. Planification Psychological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public Sector Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Religion Risk Assessment Risk factors Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Socioeconomic Factors Spirituality Texas Variables Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:	We examined demographic, medical and psychosocial factors related to delay in seeking medical consultation for breast symptoms. In this cross-sectional survey, 124 women with breast symptoms attending an outpatient breast surgery clinic in a county general hospital completed questionnaires measuring demographic, medical and psychosocial variables. Our outcome variable was delay in seeking medical consultation. Younger age (p
ISSN:	0160-7715 1573-3521
DOI:	10.1007/s10865-006-9059-2