title: Effects of an art-based curriculum on clinical trials attitudes and breast cancer prevention knowledge.
abstract: Although Latinos now comprise the largest minority in the U.S. population, they continue to be seriously underrepresented in clinical trials. A nonrandomized controlled study of an innovative community-developed clinical trial and breast cancer education program targeting Latinas tested whether use of an art-based curriculum could increase willingness to enroll in six clinical trial scenarios and increase breast health and clinical trial knowledge. The art-based curriculum resulted in a larger increase in stated willingness to enroll across all clinical trial scenarios, and the difference was statistically significant (p<.05) in three. Breast health and clinical trials knowledge increased similarly and significantly for both groups. The results of this study show promise for the use of a community-developed art-based curriculum in the Latina population to increase willingness to enroll in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210068, Tucson, AZ 85721-0068, USA. pherman@u.arizona
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Larkey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona; D001154:Art; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D015397:Program Evaluation