A concept analysis of susceptibility: application of the hybrid model

Choosing to obtain a screening mammogram is often determined by a woman's perceived susceptibility.

To establish the importance of susceptibility to breast cancer in rural women in southeast Louisiana, using concept analysis as the hybrid model.

Through this analysis, findings from the literature were compared to women's actual perceptions from the field.

The author concludes that rural women in Louisiana do not view breast cancer as a potential harm, nor is there a belief that they have control over the decision to have a screening mammogram; therefore, rural women do not perceive themselves susceptible.