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Yoga For The Pelvic Floor, Sandi Tenfelde, Rich Logan, Melinda Abernethy
Yoga For The Pelvic Floor, Sandi Tenfelde, Rich Logan, Melinda Abernethy
Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
A detailed, instructional guide to yoga that helps strengthen the pelvic floor.
Influence Of Sense Of Coherence, Spirituality, Social Support And Health Perception On Breast Cancer Screening Motivation And Behaviors In African American Women, Regina Conway-Phillips, Linda W. Janusek
Influence Of Sense Of Coherence, Spirituality, Social Support And Health Perception On Breast Cancer Screening Motivation And Behaviors In African American Women, Regina Conway-Phillips, Linda W. Janusek
Nursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
Despite formidable barriers, some African American women (AAW) engage in breast cancer screening (BCS) behaviors. Understanding individual characteristics that allow AAW to overcome barriers to BCS is critical to reduce breast cancer mortality among AAW. A salutogenic model of health was used to evaluate the influence of sense of coherence, social support, spirituality and health perception on BCS motivation and behaviors in AAW, and to determine differences in these factors in AAW who participate in free BCS programs compared to AAW who do not. Findings revealed that greater levels of spirituality were significantly associated with greater motivation to practice BCS. …