Colorectal cancer knowledge, cancer fatalism, and religious coping among individuals attending an African American church

dc.creator	Indira D. Tyler
dc.creator	Bertha L. Davis
dc.creator	Pamela V. Hammond
dc.creator	Barbara A. Cross
dc.creator	Phyllis D. Morgan
dc.creator	Willar F. White-Parson
dc.creator	Joshua Fogel
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:16:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:16:50Z
dc.identifier	10.5430/jnep.v3n7p46
dc.identifier	1925-4040
dc.identifier	1925-4059
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a2645a5a80264c869d9bbbd51ab26868
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/25893
dc.description	<p class="a"><strong>Background:</strong> African Americans are disproportionately affected by colorectal cancer. Cancer fatalism is a construct that may be associated with poor participation in health-promoting behaviors, particularly colorectal cancer screening among African Americans.</p> <p class="a"><strong>Methods: </strong>This study explores the relationship among colorectal knowledge, cancer fatalism, and religious coping among 479 individuals attending African American churches in North Carolina. Linear regression analyses were performed with cancer fatalism as the dependent variable.</p> <p class="a"><strong>Results:</strong> Linear regression analyses showed that lower levels of colorectal cancer knowledge were significantly associated with greater levels of cancer fatalism. Negative religious coping was significantly associated with greater levels of cancer fatalism. No relationship occurred for positive religious coping or religious denominational affiliation and cancer fatalism. Lower education level and lower income level had an association with increased cancer fatalism.</p> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Healthcare providers should educate African Americans about colorectal cancer. Also, healthcare providers and religious leaders should consider jointly developing strategies to reduce negative religious coping that is a phenol-<br /> menon rooted in strong social ties that thrive in religious settings, such as the African American church environment. Also, both education level and income level should be considered when developing interventions to address cancer fatalism among African Americans.<br />
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Sciedu Press
dc.relation	http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jnep/article/view/1523
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4040
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1925-4059
dc.source	Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Vol 3, Iss 7 (2013)
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Colorectal cancer knowledge, cancer fatalism, and religious coping among individuals attending an African American church
dc.type	article