Abstract
Research shows that African American Black women have a high breast cancer mortality rate due to lack of breast cancer screenings. This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated if culturally-appropriate materials/education increased breast cancer screening rates of African American Black women living in a community in the southern portion of NJ. Kurt Lewin's theory of change encouraged African American Black women to change to healthier lifestyles by encouraging breast cancer screenings. Research also shows that the use of culturally-appropriate tools in clinical settings can improve patient outcomes for this population. Leininger's theory of culture care promoted clinical awareness of the African American Black culture of the community. This quantitative project used a pre-intervention/post-intervention design which addressed the problem statement: While literature indicated that African American Black women have lower participation in breast cancer screenings, it was not known in a community in the southern portion of NJ, if culturally-appropriate materials/education increased breast cancer screening rates. Analysis of the data answered the clinical question: for African American Black women in the southern portion of NJ, did culturally-appropriate materials/education increase breast cancer screening rates? The p-value of 0.067 did not demonstrate that culturally-appropriate materials/education increased breast cancer screenings rates of the project participants. The results based on the sample size of 4, were not statistically significant. This QI project could be implemented and tracked for a longer period of time to increase the sample size and provide a more substantial basis for practice change.
Sigma Membership
Phi Gamma (Virtual)
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
African American Women, Breast Cancer Screenings, Mammograms, Culturally-Appropriate Education
Advisor
Joyce Morrison
Second Advisor
Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Grand Canyon University
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Griggs-Warner, Marlene A., "Increasing breast cancer screenings of African American black women" (2021). Dissertations. 1568.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1568
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-08-12
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27742136; ProQuest document ID: 2389580804. The author still retains copyright.