This research examines nursing information related to the importance of breast care for women aged 65 years old and older. The target group among the population of elderly women is comprised of ambulatory persons residing on an independent basis. The target group is further defined as predominantly middle class persons covered by both Medicare and supplementary health care insurance residing in an urban area with a total population approximating 40,000. Most people included in the target group are of average intelligence or higher who keep abreast of current affairs through daily exposure to mass media. The majority of the people included in the target group have access to private automobile transportation, and all have access to reliable public transportation.
Breast Care Information For Elderly Women
The women included in the target group must receive health care information that persuades them that breast care is important for women of their age. For many of the women in the target group, publicity of breast care issues in the mass media may satisfy the breast care information requirement (Rimer, Resch, King, Ross, Lerman, Boyce, Kessler, and Engstrom, 1992, pp. 369 380). For other women in the target group, however, some sort of outreach information program will likely be required to satisfy the breast care information requirement (Wruble, Alkobi Kedushim, and Musgrave, 1994, pp. 149 154). In some instances, classes will be desirable (Rietzheim, Vandurme, Brownlee, Herold, Pamies, Woodard, and Blair, 1992, p. 1152). Breast Cancer Frequency
During the course of a lifetime, one of every 10 women will experience breast cancer (Heyman, Tyner, Phipps, Cave, and Owen, 1991, p. 35). The five year survival rate subsequent to diagnosis is 100 percent if the breast cancer is not invasive (Heyman, Tyner, Phipps, Cave, and Owen, 1991, p. 35). The five year survival rate drops to 60 percent, however, if the breast cancer has ...