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Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Education & Educational Research
This paper reviews issues that have arisen in the process of extending
the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change (TTM) from smoking cess
ation to screening mammography, Conceptual and empirical consideration
s are discussed, Topics covered include defining the stages-of-adoptio
n, writing items for the pros and cons, and identifying processes-of-c
hange. Differences between smoking cessation and mammography as health
-related behaviors are reviewed, as they have affected the adaptation
of the model (e.g. prevention versus early detection; cessation versus
initiation; periodicity; role of the provider), The fundamental appro
priateness of mammography as a behavior to which the TTM should be ext
ended is also addressed (i.e. clear behavioral guidelines, effective t
echnology, a definitive target population), Several areas for further
development of the TTM and mammography are presented.