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

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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<.001) in the booklet group and by 1.9 (P<.001) in the booklet-plus-interview group. Improvements were sustained at 6 months. Positive improvements were made in the knowledge of risk of developing breast cancer and the confidence to detect a breast change in both groups; however, neither version of the intervention had an impact on encouraging women to disclose to someone close immediately on discovery of a breast symptom. No adverse effects were reported, and there was no significant increase in the level of cancer worry. DISCUSSION:Both versions of the intervention are worthy of testing in randomized trials to assess the impact on breast cancer awareness and ultimately on delayed presentation of breast cancer and mortality.

journal_name

J Psychosom Res

journal_title

Journal of psychosomatic research

authors

Burgess CC,Linsell L,Kapari M,Omar L,Michell M,Whelehan P,Richards MA,Ramirez AJ

doi

10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.01.005

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-11-01 00:00:00

pages

377-87

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eissn

0022-3999

issn

1879-1360

pii

S0022-3999(09)00010-5

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