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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-12
pubmed:abstractText
Written materials about breast cancer screening for African American women with low literacy skills are needed. Available materials were not at or below third-grade reading levels, were not culturally sensitive, and were not accurate in illustrating correct breast self-examination (BSE) techniques. Focus groups representing the target population helped the authors design a pamphlet describing how to perform BSE and a motivational picture book to help women overcome barriers to screening. The authors chose a food theme for the cover of the pamphlet written at a third-grade level and suggested a photographic version. In the motivational book, two women address barriers to screening and replace myths and fears with facts and actions. Data from 162 women showed that they learned from both the photographic and illustrated versions. Women in the photographic group found significantly more lumps in the silicone models, so the authors chose that version to use in final testing. Finally, nurses pretested a group of patients before they reviewed the materials and post-tested another group after they reviewed them. The group who had reviewed the materials had greater knowledge of and intent to follow the guidelines and received higher scores on BSE techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1092-1095
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-African Americans, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Breast Self-Examination, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Educational Status, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Health Education, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Literature, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Mammography, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Mass Screening, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Needs Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Pamphlets, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Program Development, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Program Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:12629937-Risk Assessment
pubmed:articleTitle
Developing and testing lay literature about breast cancer screening for African American women.
pubmed:affiliation
colemanann@uams.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't