A concept analysis of breast cancer susceptibility. Application of the hybrid model.

TOPIC:

Choosing to obtain a screening mammogram is often determined by a woman's perceived susceptibility.

PURPOSE:

To establish the importance of susceptibility to breast cancer in rural women in southeast Louisiana, using concept analysis as the hybrid model.

SOURCES:

Through this analysis, findings from the literature were compared to women's actual perceptions from the field.

CONCLUSIONS:

The author concludes that rural women in Louisiana do not view breast cancer as a potential harm, nor is there a belief that they have control over the decision to have a screening mammogram; therefore, rural women do not perceive themselves susceptible.