Table 4.
General Linear Model (GLM) Coefficien Ts of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Mean Scores of Psychosocial Health Beliefs Predicting Return for Mammography Follow-Up, RAMS Study, 2003–2006a
| Sociodemographic characteristics |
Perceived Barriersb |
Perceived Benefitsb |
Perceived Suscepti bilityb |
Self- Efficacyc |
Breast cancer knowledged |
Breast cancer risk knowledged |
Cancer Fatalisme |
Internal Health Locus of Control |
External Health Locus of Control |
Spiritual Health Locus of Controlf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ageg | ||||||||||
| F-value | 0.03 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7** | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 83.7 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 51.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 13.8 | |
| Income | ||||||||||
| F-value | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.2** | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| <$20,000 | 79.1 | 6.5 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 49.1 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 13.4 |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 86.3 | 5.3 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 50.8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 12.7 |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 87.4 | 6.0 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 53.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 15.6 |
| >$60,000 | 88.8 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 56.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 14.8 |
| Health Insurance | ||||||||||
| F-value | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.3** | 2.1 | 0.3 | 4.4* | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| TennCare/Medicare | 82.0 | 6.0 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 51.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 13.6 |
| Commercial (BCBS,Cigna) |
74.5 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 47.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 11.1 |
| Self-pay | 87.4 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 53.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 14.3 |
| None | 86.8 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 51.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 14.9 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| F-value | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Non-African Americanh |
85.0 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 53.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 14.4 |
| African American | 82.9 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 50.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 13.3 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| F-value | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.1** | 4.3** | 0.4 | 9.7* | 1.4 |
| < High School or GED |
80.2 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 47.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 12.3 |
| High School | 81.1 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 48.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 14.3 |
| > High School | 86.4 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 55.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 14.3 |
p≤.01
p≤.05
F-test performed to test for statistical significance
Perceived barriers, benefits and susceptibility scales were reported as summary scores.
Self-efficacy was reported as a summary score.
Breast cancer knowledge and breast cancer risk knowledge were scored as incorrect or correct (Yes = 1, No = 0, D/K = 0).
Cancer fatalism was reported as a summary score.
Spiritual Health Locus of Control was reported as a summary score. Active and passive spiritual health locus of control are combined in this analysis.
Age was reported as a continuous measure.
Non-African American = White, Hispanic/Latino or Middle Eastern ethnicity