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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination Training for Patient Care Personnel: Intervention Study
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Akar, Serife Zehra; Bebis, Hatice – Health Education Research, 2014
Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy among men aged 15-35 years. Testicular self-examination (TSE) is an important tool for preventing late-stage TC diagnoses. This study aimed to assess health beliefs and knowledge related to TC and TSE and the effectiveness of TC and TSE training for patient care staff in a hospital. This was a…
Descriptors: Cancer, Males, Young Adults, Adolescents
Comparison of Breast Health Teaching Methods for Adolescent Females: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study
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Evans, Retta R.; Horton, Jacqueline A.; Ahmad, Wajih A.; Davies, Susan L.; Snyder, Scott W.; Macrina, David M. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2013
Purpose: A breast health educational program was administered in two public high school settings in north Alabama to subjects enrolled in health related courses. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine if teaching breast health with or without interactive learning would affect the breast health knowledge and beliefs of…
Descriptors: Health Education, Human Body, Cancer, Quasiexperimental Design
Reading Impairment in a Patient with Missing Arcuate Fasciculus
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Rauschecker, Andreas M.; Deutsch, Gayle K.; Ben-Shachar, Michal; Schwartzman, Armin; Perry, Lee M.; Dougherty, Robert F. – Neuropsychologia, 2009
We describe the case of a child ("S") who was treated with radiation therapy at age 5 for a recurrent malignant brain tumor. Radiation successfully abolished the tumor but caused radiation-induced tissue necrosis, primarily affecting cerebral white matter. "S" was introduced to us at age 15 because of her profound dyslexia. We assessed cognitive…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Dyslexia, Radiology, Brain
Repressive Adaptive Style and Self-Reported Psychological Functioning in Adolescent Cancer Survivors
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Erickson, Sarah J.; Gerstle, Melissa; Montague, Erica Q. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Low levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and psychosocial distress have been reported in pediatric cancer survivors. One explanation is the relatively high prevalence of the repressive adaptive style (low distress, high restraint) in this population. We investigated the relationship between this…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cancer, Questionnaires, Psychology
Differences in Black and White Adolescents' Perceptions about Cancer.
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Price, James H.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1988
Comparison of Black adolescents' and White adolescents' cancer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs found that, although subjects typically obtained their knowledge from the same sources, groups differed in terms of knowledge about warning signs, cue to action, perceived barriers, susceptibility, severity, and benefits. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cancer, Comparative Analysis, Knowledge Level
Career Development of Adolescent Cancer Patients: A Comparative Analysis.
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Stern, Marilyn; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1991
Compared 48 adolescent cancer patients with matched group of 40 healthy adolescents on career maturity progress and tendency to foreclose on career choice. Found few differences as function of health status alone. Career maturity differed between two groups as function of age. Adolescent cancer patients showed greater tendency to prematurely…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Cancer, Career Choice