Validation of the Farsi version of the medical outcomes study-social support survey for mammography.

Background: Social support can provide psychosocial benefits to promote positive health behaviors such as mammography screening. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Mammography Social Support (MSS) scale among Iranian woman.

Methods: Participants were selected from women referring to healthcare centers in Sanandaj, Iran.

Psychometric properties of the mammography self-efficacy and fear of breast cancer scales in Iranian women.

Background: Research investigating mammography screening has often reported low mammography self-efficacy and breast cancer fear contribute to underutilization of mammography. This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of Champion's Mammography Self-efficacy Scale (CMSS) and Champion's Breast Cancer Fear Scale (CBCFS) in a sample of Iranian women.

Methods: The adapted instruments were administered to a community sample of 482 women aged 40 years or older.