Gail model risk assessment and risk perceptions.
Patients can benefit from accessible breast cancer risk information. The Gail model is a well-known means of providing risk information to patients and for guiding clinical decisions. Risk presentation often includes 5-year and life-time percent chances for a woman to develop breast cancer. How do women perceive their risks after Gail model risk assessment? This exploratory study used a randomized clinical trial design to address this question among women not previously selected for breast cancer risk. Results suggest a brief risk assessment intervention changes quantitative and comparative risk perceptions and improves accuracy. This study improves our understanding of risk perceptions by evaluating an intervention in a population not previously selected for high-risk status and measuring perceptions in a variety of formats.
Quillin
John M
JM
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College Street, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0037, USA. jmquilli@vcu.edu
Fries
Elizabeth
E
McClish
Donna
D
Shaw de Paredes
Ellen
E
Bodurtha
Joann
J
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment