Journal article
Rural Cancer Screening and Faith Community Nursing in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.29(1), pp.71-80
2018
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0008
PMID: 29503289
Abstract
Rural populations often face higher cancer rates and have lower cancer screening rates than urban populations. Screening disparities may be mediated by limited access to care, less knowledge of screening, and psychosocial factors. While the improved insurance rates and more comprehensive coverage under the Affordable Care Act may address some of these barriers, rural-urban disparities in cancer screening may not be fully attenuated. Faith-based interventions have been an effective approach to improving cancer screening among rural and underserved populations. Similarly, faith community nurses (FCNs) may be an effective agents for implementing evidence-based cancer screening strategies in rural communities. We provide a model for how FCNs standards of professional performance and practice can enable them to implement screening strategies. We also posit two recommendations of services that FCNs can provide to improve cancer screening in rural areas: educational messaging and patient navigation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rural Cancer Screening and Faith Community Nursing in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
- Creators
- Whitney E ZahndWiley D JenkinsJudy ShackelfordRebecca LobbJo SandersAngela Bailey
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.29(1), pp.71-80
- DOI
- 10.1353/hpu.2018.0008
- PMID
- 29503289
- NLM abbreviation
- J Health Care Poor Underserved
- ISSN
- 1049-2089
- eISSN
- 1548-6869
- Grant note
- P20 CA192987 / NCI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2018
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984221751402771
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