Improving cancer knowledge and screening awareness: test of a telephone interviewer intervention.
BACKGROUND
Appalachian respondents were surveyed about their knowledge of cancer and screening intentions in a pre/post research design.


METHODS
At baseline, 696 telephone interviews were conducted of randomly selected respondents. Half were randomly assigned to a control group and half were provided correct information to incorrect responses. Four months later, respondents were re-interviewed.


RESULTS
Provision of correct information did not produce major differences in the intervention group.


CONCLUSIONS
Although the intervention was less effective than anticipated, the pilot test provided possible explanations/variables that educators may be able to control or incorporate as features in future studies.
Royse
David
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College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027, USA. droyse@uky.edu
Dignan
Mark
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D001061:Appalachian Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone