Beliefs in Chemotherapy and Knowledge of Cancer and Treatment Among African American Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Yun Jiang, PhD, MS, RN; Susan M. Sereika, PhD; Catherine M. Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN; Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD; and Margaret Q. Rosenzweig, PhD, FNP-C, AOCNP®, FAAN
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.180-189
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To examine beliefs regarding the necessity of chemotherapy and knowledge of breast cancer and its treatment in African American women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, and to explore factors associated with women's beliefs and knowledge.
Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Setting: Six urban cancer centers in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
Sample: 101 African American women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.