The Meaning of a Family History of Colorectal Cancer in Black Families in the United States / Cassandra Gail Jordan Loggins

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Label

The Meaning of a Family History of Colorectal Cancer in Black Families in the United States / Cassandra Gail Jordan Loggins

Creator

• Loggins, Cassandra Gail Jordan

Subject

• African Americans -- Health and hygiene
• Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer | African Americans
• Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer | Prevention
• Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer | Treatment
• Electronic books
• Electronic bookss
• Rectum -- Cancer | African Americans
• Rectum -- Cancer | Prevention
• Rectum -- Cancer | Treatment
• Electronic dissertations

Genre

• Electronic books
• Electronic bookss
• Electronic dissertations

Language

eng

Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand the meaning of a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) for first-degree relatives of Blacks diagnosed with CRC. Even though CRC is more preventable than other cancers because of effective screening tests for prevention and early detection, Blacks experience a disproportionate burden of CRC compared to other groups. Interventions to increase CRC screening among Blacks have not produced a significant reduction in CRC disparity. Underutilization of CRC screening and low perceived risk of CRC are major factors contributing to CRC disparity. The informing methodological approach employed in this study was hermeneutic phenomenology, an interpretative paradigm based on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger and Hans Gadamer. In hermeneutic phenomenology, preunderstandings of the researcher, such as behavioral theories, are accounted for as research data but do not guide the research approach as in traditional empirical studies. After employing a hermeneutic phenomenological design and collecting in-depth narratives from family members (n=8), a hermeneutic team analyzed, transcribed, and de-identified interviews to construct patterns across texts. The results of the study revealed that a family history of CRC shows itself as a shortened illness trajectory involving several overlapping sub-patterns: facing a dreaded diagnosis, caregiving with gusto, preparing for the untimely death of a parent, coping with a burden too great, and dealing with emotional turmoil. A second showing was mobilizing the family against CRC, including the sub-patterns: asking questions about heredity, realizing one's own mortality, and increasing awareness about CRC. Nurses encounter family members of CRC cases across the cancer continuum and are well-situated to promote the translation of evidence into practice by intervening with families to promote awareness of risk and early detection activities

Member of

• UMSL electronic theses and dissertations.

Cataloging source

UMS

Degree

Ph.D.

Dissertation year

2018

Granting institution

University of Missouri--St. Louis

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography
• theses