Cancer and breast cancer awareness interventions in an intellectual disability context: A review of the literature

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Files
Binder1.pdf(370.82 KB)
Accepted Version
Date
2019-05-19
Authors
Walsh, Susan
O'Mahony, Mairin
Lehane, Elaine
Farrell, D.
Taggart, L.
Kelly, L.
Sahm, Laura
Byrne, A.
Corrigan, M.
Caples, Maria
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Abstract
Background: Women with an intellectual disability (ID) have a similar risk of developing breast cancer as women in the general population yet present with later stage breast cancers, which have poorer outcomes. Aim: To identify whether there is a need to develop a breast cancer awareness intervention for women with an ID. Methods: Interventions aimed at increasing cancer awareness and breast cancer awareness for people with an ID were identified and critically appraised. Results: Five interventions to increase cancer awareness or breast cancer awareness in people with an ID were identified. Conclusion: The review highlighted the paucity of theoretically underpinned breast cancer awareness interventions specifically aimed at women with an ID. Facilitating breast cancer awareness for women with an ID could potentially lead to earlier presentation of potential symptoms of breast cancer, earlier treatment, better prognosis and ultimately, improved survival. This article establishes that there is a need for an intervention underpinned by theory to increase breast cancer awareness in women with an ID.
Description
Keywords
Breast cancer awareness , Cancer awareness , Intellectual disability , Intervention , Review
Citation
Walsh, S., O'Mahony, M., Lehane, E., Farrell, D., Taggart, L., Kelly, L., Sahm, L., Byrne, A., Corrigan, M., Caples, M., Martin, A.-M., Tabirca, S., Corrigan, M. A. and Hegarty, J. (2019) 'Cancer and breast cancer awareness interventions in an intellectual disability context: A review of the literature', Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25(1), pp. 131-145. doi: 10.1177/1744629519850999
Copyright
© 2019, the Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of the following article: Walsh, S., O'Mahony, M., Lehane, E., Farrell, D., Taggart, L., Kelly, L., Sahm, L., Byrne, A., Corrigan, M., Caples, M., Martin, A.-M., Tabirca, S., Corrigan, M. A. and Hegarty, J. (2019) 'Cancer and breast cancer awareness interventions in an intellectual disability context: A review of the literature', Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 25(1), pp. 131-145, doi: 10.1177/1744629519850999. The final authenticated version is available online at: ttps://doi.org/10.1177/1744629519850999