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The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Performance of Breast Self-Examination among Nurses: A Survey in Southeast of Iran

Tayebeh Eghbali*, Mahlegh Dehghan**, Roghayeh Mehdipur Rabori***, Calista Roy****, Mansoureh Azzizadeh Forouzi*****

* Shahfa Hospital of Kerman Medical University, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

** Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

***,***** Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran.

**** Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA, United States.

Periodicity:August - October'2019
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.9.3.16556

Abstract

Breast self-examination is a relatively simple, non-invasive, and inexpensive method for early diagnosis of breast cancer. It is believed that the perceived self-efficacy of women is one of the most important factors in breast self-examination and, therefore, early diagnosis of breast cancer. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between self-efficacy and performance of breast self-examination among nursing staff in hospitals supervised by Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Two hundred female nurses participated in this descriptive-correlational study. Data were collected by three questionnaires, including, background information, self-efficacy of breast self-examination, and performance of breast self-examination. The total mean scores of performance and self-efficacy of breast self-examination were 12.88 (SD=2.35) (more than the median score) and 55.92 (SD=12.12) (Less than the median score), respectively. There was a significant relationship between performance and self-efficacy of breast self-examination (r = 0.71). Accordingly, by increasing self-efficacy, the level of breast self-examination performance increased. According to the results of this study, increasing self-efficacy of breast self-examination has a significant effect on improving breast self-examination performance in nursing staff. Therefore, it is recommended to develop training programs and specific strategies to increase self-efficacy in breast self-examination.

Keywords

Breast self-examination, Self-efficacy, Nurses

How to Cite this Article?

Eghbali, T., Dehghan, M., Rabori, R. M., Roy, C., Forouzi, M. A. (2019). The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Performance of Breast Self-Examination among Nurses: A Survey in Southeast of Iran. i-manager's Journal on Nursing, 9(3), 27-37. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.9.3.16556

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