References
- Anand P, Kunnumakkara AB, Sundaram C, et al (2008). Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes. Pharmaceut Res, 25, 2097-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-008-9661-9
- Armstrong TL, Swartzman LC (1999). Asian versus western difference in satisfaction with western medical care: The mediational effect of illness attributions. Psychology & Health, 14, 403-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870449908407337
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007). Involvement in Organised Sports and Physical Activity. Retrieved on May 6, 2010, from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6285.0/
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2005). National Physical Activity Guideline for Adults. Retrieved on May 26, 2010, from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-activityadults-pdf-cnt-htm
- Chen YL (1996). Conformity with nature: a theory of Chinese American elder's health promotion and illness prevention process. Adv Nursing Science, 19, 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1097/00012272-199612000-00004
- Irigaray P, Newby JA, Clapp R, et al (2007). Lifestyle-related factors and environmental agents causing cancer: an overview. Biomedical Pharmacotherapy, 61, 640-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.006
- Kenny, DA (2009). Mediation. Retrieved on May 22 2010, from http://davidakenny.net/cm/mediate.htm
- Kwok C, Fethney J, White K (2009). Chinese breast cancer screening beliefs questionnaire: development and psychometric testing with Chinese-Australia women. J Advanced Nursing, 66, 191-200.
- Kwok C, Sullivan G (2006a). Chinese-Australian woman's beliefs about cancer. Cancer Nursing, 29, 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002820-200603002-00005
- Kwok C, Sullivan G (2006b). Influence of traditional Chinese beliefs on cancer screening behaviour among Chinese-Australian woman. J Adv Nurs, 54, 691-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03872.x
- Lee RLT, Loke AJTY (2005). Health-promoting behaviours and psychosocial well-being of university students in Hong Kong. Public Health Nursing, 22, 209-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220304.x
- Liang W, Wang JH, Chen MY, et al (2008). Developing and Validating a Measure of Chinese Cultural Views of Health and Cancer. Health Education & Behaviour, 35, 361-75.
- Liang W, Wang J, Chen MY, et al (2009). Cultural Views, Language Ability, and Mammography Use in Chinese American Women. Health Education & Behaviour, 36, 1012-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198109331669
- McCracken M, Oslen M, Chen MS, et al (2007). Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Associated Risk Factors Among Asian Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese Ethnicities. CA: Cancer J Clin, 57, 190-205. https://doi.org/10.3322/canjclin.57.4.190
- National Health and Medical Research Council (2003). Dietary Guidelines for all Australians. Retrieved on May 26 2010, from http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm
- Riemer V (2009). Do lifestyle changes improve health? [Audio podcast]. Retrieved on May 27 2010 from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/multimedia/podcasts/2009/lifestyleinterventions-20090109/en/
- Rissel C (1997). The development and application of a scale of acculturation. Aust Nz J Publ Heal, 21, 606-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01764.x
- Simpson PB (2003). Family beliefs about diet and traditional Chinese medicine for Hong Kong women with breast cancer. Oncol Nursing Forum, 30, 834-40. https://doi.org/10.1188/03.ONF.834-840
- Soper DS (2010). "The Free Statistics Calculators Website", Online Software, http://www.danielsoper.com/statcalc/
- Tan R (2008). What are heaty and cooling foods? [Articlebase]. Retrieved on May 6 2010 from, http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/what-are-heaty-and-cooling-foods-385299.html
- Tang KC, Easthope G (2000). What constitutes treatment effectiveness?-the differential judgments of Chinese Australian patients and doctors. Complementary Therapies Medicine, 8, 241-7. https://doi.org/10.1054/ctim.2000.0402
- The Cancer Council Australia (2010). Cancer smart Lifestyle. Retrieved on May 26 2010, from http://www.cancer.org.au/cancersmartlifestyle.htm
- Wang JH, Liang W, Schwartz MD, et al (2007). Development and Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Educational Video: Changing Breast Cancer Related Behaviours in Chinese Women. Health Education & Behaviour, 35, 806-20.
- Wang D, Qu, CQ, Chen MY, et al (2009). Health-promoting lifestyles of University students in Mainland China. Public Health, 9, 379-87
- World Health Organisation (2007) Cancer Control: Knowledge into Action - WHO guide for effective programmes. Switzland: WHO Press.
- Ziegler RG, Hoover RN, Pike MC, et al (1993). Migration
Cited by
- Lay Beliefs, Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Cancer: a Pilot Study in Japan vol.16, pp.8, 2015, https://doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.8.3247
- Factors contributing to the low physical activity level for Hong Kong Chinese children hospitalised with cancer: an exploratory study vol.26, pp.1-2, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13495
- Can we address cancer disparities in immigrants by improving cancer literacy through English as a second language instruction? pp.1613-9860, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby030