Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1025-1032

Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Measure of Globalization Influence on Health Risk (MGIHR) Among Mexican Women with Breast Cancer (Article)

Nodora J.N.* , Carvajal S.C. , Robles-Garcia R. , Agraz F.P. , Daneri-Navarro A. , Meza-Montenegro M.M. , Gutierrez-Millan L.E. , Martinez M.E.
  • a Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, #0901, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0901, United States
  • b Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
  • c Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  • d Focus Salud México S.C., Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  • e Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
  • f Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
  • g Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
  • h Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, #0901, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0901, United States

Abstract

Lacking in the literature are data addressing the extent to which changes in reproductive and lifestyle factors predispose women in developing nations to higher breast cancer rates, and the degree to which these are due to globalization influences. This article describes the development and psychometric assessment of an instrument intended to measure global, predominantly U.S., influences on breast cancer risk profile among women residing in Mexico. Using investigator consensus and a focus group methodology, the Measure of Globalization Influence on Health Risk (MGIHR) was developed and completed by 341 women. Psychometric analysis support the use of an 11-item Consumerism and Modernity scale and 7-item Reproductive Control and Gender Role scale. The MGIHR is a valid and reliable instrument for understanding changing lifestyle and reproductive factors for breast cancer risk and may provide a more complete understanding of breast cancer development and needed interventions. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Scale validation Mexican women Westernization globalization Breast cancer risk factors

Index Keywords

information processing Internationality female risk factor international cooperation Risk Factors questionnaire Focus Groups Mexico Psychometrics psychometry Surveys and Questionnaires human Humans Breast Neoplasms middle aged
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937524261&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-014-0042-7&partnerID=40&md5=293bfc5fe435343d01ea8a764643a807
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0042-7
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English