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Exploring the Inequalities of Women with Learning Disabilities Deciding to Attend and Then Accessing Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening, Using the Social Ecological Model
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Kate Sykes; Grant J. McGeechan; Emma L. Giles – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Women with learning disabilities are less likely to access cervical and breast cancer screening when compared to the general population. The Social Ecological Model (SEM) was used to examine the inequalities faced by women with learning disabilities in accessing cervical and breast cancer screening in England, UK. Methods: The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Learning Disabilities, Cancer
Advancing a Universal European Cancer Prevention Methodology for People with Intellectual Disability: Findings from CUPID Workshops in Ireland and Türkiye
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Martin McMahon; Ercan Asi; Vera Dimitrievska; Sebahat Gozum; Aysegul Ilgaz; Cara Martin; Mairead O'Connor; Kate Sykes; Peter Knapp – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2025
Background: People with intellectual disability have higher rates of cancer mortality than the general population. Cancer prevention programmes and screenings are recommended in adults, including those with intellectual disability. The opinions of relevant parties are important to ensure that people with intellectual disability can achieve equity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Prevention, Intellectual Disability
Exploring Breast Cancer and Screening Awareness among Irish Women with Intellectual Disabilities
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Reidy, Mary; Denieffe, Suzanne; Foran, Sinéad – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: Internationally, it is known that there are gaps in cancer and screening awareness among women with intellectual disabilities. Little is known about this awareness among Irish women with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study was to explore this awareness among these women. Materials and Methods: The study design incorporated…
Descriptors: Cancer, Screening Tests, Females, Intellectual Disability
What Influences Women with Intellectual Disabilities to Attend Breast Screening? Experiences of Women Who Have and Have Not Participated
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Willis, Diane S. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
Background: Despite breast screening in Britain being free to all women within the allotted age range, uptake of this service is often poor in women with intellectual disabilities. Reasons put forward are numerous, including poor knowledge, pain and difficulty travelling to the centre. However, what influences the decision to attend is rarely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Cancer, Screening Tests
Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Learning Disabilities: Current Knowledge and Considerations
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Willis, Diane S.; Kennedy, Catriona M.; Kilbride, Lynn – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
As people with learning disabilities now live longer, they will experience the same age-related illnesses as the general population and cancer is a prime example of this. In women, cancer screening is used to detect early on-set of cancer of the breast and abnormalities of the cervix which might, if left untreated, develop into cancer.…
Descriptors: Population Education, Females, Learning Disabilities, Cancer
Cervical Screening for Women with Learning Disability: Current Practice and Attitudes within Primary Care in Edinburgh
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Wood, Rachael; Douglas, Margaret – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This study aimed to evaluate current practice in, and to explore primary care professionals' views about, providing cervical screening to women with learning disability, in two areas of Edinburgh. A postal questionnaire was sent to all 24 GP practices in the project area: 20 responded. Seven respondents were invited to participate in follow up…
Descriptors: Patients, Females, Learning Disabilities, Screening Tests