Improving breast self-examination compliance: a Southwest Oncology Group randomized trial of three interventions.
Prev Med
; 26(3): 320-32, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Only 20-40% of U.S. women conduct breast self-examination (BSE). This Southwest Oncology Group experimental study compared the impact of three interventions on BSE compliance.METHODS:
Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three arms (1) physician message; (2) physician message and BSE class; or (3) physician message, BSE class, and reinforcement (phone and postcard). Compliance (frequency and accuracy) was measured by interview at intake and at 6 months and by phone contact at 1 year. Logistic and multiple regression were employed.RESULTS:
This analysis included 2,233 subjects from six institutions. At 1 year the percentages of women doing BSE were 59, 62, and 78% for Arms 1-3, respectively; gains over intake frequency (27% average) were significant within each arm (P < or = 0.0001). At both 6 months and 1 year the differences between Arm 1 and Arm 2 average accuracy scores and the differences between Arm 2 and Arm 3 in the percentage of women doing BSE were significant (P < or = 0.0001). Findings within institutions were consistent with the overall findings.CONCLUSIONS:
The addition of a BSE class increased accuracy over physician message alone; physician message, BSE class, and reinforcement gave the highest percentage of women doing BSE.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Educación en Salud
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Salud de la Mujer
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Cooperación del Paciente
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Autoexamen de Mamas
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prev Med
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos