Promoting early presentation of breast cancer by older women: A preliminary evaluation of a one-to-one health professional-delivered intervention

TY - JOUR

T1 - Promoting early presentation of breast cancer by older women

T2 - A preliminary evaluation of a one-to-one health professional-delivered intervention

AU - Burgess, Caroline C.

AU - Linsell, Louise

AU - Kapari, Marcia

AU - Omar, Lynne

AU - Michell, Michael

AU - Whelehan, Patsy

AU - Richards, Michael A.

AU - Ramirez, Amanda J.

N1 - MEDLINE® is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.

PY - 2009/11

Y1 - 2009/11

N2 - Objective: To test the early effects of a novel one-to-one health professional-delivered intervention designed to increase awareness and thereby promote early presentation of breast cancer among older women. Methods: Women attending their final routine appointment in the English NHS Breast Screening Programme received a booklet or a booklet supplemented by a brief interview, in addition to usual care. This was a within-group before-and-after evaluation of the two versions of the intervention. The primary outcome was change in the knowledge of breast cancer symptoms from baseline to 1 month postintervention. Secondary outcomes were knowledge of risk of developing breast cancer, confidence to detect a breast change, and likelihood of disclosure to someone close. Levels of cancer worry and any adverse effects caused by the intervention were also monitored. Results: One hundred seventy-six women received the booklet and 116 received the booklet-plus-interview. At 1-month postintervention, the mean number of breast cancer symptoms identified (out of 11) increased from 5.3 by 1 symptom (P

AB - Objective: To test the early effects of a novel one-to-one health professional-delivered intervention designed to increase awareness and thereby promote early presentation of breast cancer among older women. Methods: Women attending their final routine appointment in the English NHS Breast Screening Programme received a booklet or a booklet supplemented by a brief interview, in addition to usual care. This was a within-group before-and-after evaluation of the two versions of the intervention. The primary outcome was change in the knowledge of breast cancer symptoms from baseline to 1 month postintervention. Secondary outcomes were knowledge of risk of developing breast cancer, confidence to detect a breast change, and likelihood of disclosure to someone close. Levels of cancer worry and any adverse effects caused by the intervention were also monitored. Results: One hundred seventy-six women received the booklet and 116 received the booklet-plus-interview. At 1-month postintervention, the mean number of breast cancer symptoms identified (out of 11) increased from 5.3 by 1 symptom (P

KW - delayed presentation

KW - Breast cancer

KW - one-to-one intervention

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70349980738

U2 - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.01.005

DO - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.01.005

M3 - Article

C2 - 19837200

AN - SCOPUS:70349980738

SN - 0022-3999

VL - 67

SP - 377

EP - 387

JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research

JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research

IS - 5

ER -