title: Getting ready: developing an educational intervention to prepare African American women for breast biopsy.
abstract: Focus groups with African American women who had experienced a breast biopsy were conducted during the process of "getting ready" for a breast biopsy educational study in which the intervention's educational materials and study instruments were developed and pre-tested. Recommendations were made for revising the breast biopsy educational booklet. As a result of the focus group discussions, changes were made in several of the graphics, the design and size of the booklet, and the tone of the piece. In addition, language describing the biopsy procedure was further simplified. The outcomes of this study were culturally tailored study materials to be used in an educational intervention to prepare African American women undergoing a breast biopsy procedure.
authors.affiliation: Villanova University College of Nursing, PA 19085, USA. patricia.bradley@villanova.edu
authors.forename: Patricia K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001296:Audiovisual Aids / Q000592:standards; D001706:Biopsy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards; D014825:Vocabulary