title: Effects of tailored message education about breast cancer risk appraisal for obese Korean women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effects of tailored message education about breast cancer risk in obese Korean women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pretest/post-test with two comparison treatments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rural community settings in South Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-random sample of 64 obese women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on the Health Belief Model, tailored message education involved a one-session individual approach addressing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral domains. The comparison group received a one-time standard education group session. Data on breast cancer risk factors and mammography findings were recorded.
  
  
  METHODS
  Knowledge, awareness, emotional barriers, self-efficacy, and intent to screen and prevent breast cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to standard education, tailored message education showed significantly higher score changes on awareness of personal risk (F = 5.21, p < 0.05), self-efficacy for breast self-examination (BSE) (F = 5.16, p < 0.001), intent to perform BSE (F = 6.24, p < 0.05), intent to have mammography (F = 5.45, p < 0.05), and intent to prevent breast cancer with eating habits (F = 7.28, p < 0.05) and exercising (F = 12.51, p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individually tailored education effectively enhanced awareness of personal risk for breast cancer, self-efficacy for BSE, and intent to screen and prevent breast cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tailored message education targeting breast cancer and risk associated with obesity is useful in breast cancer screening education. Future studies should incorporate individualized messages on nutrition, exercise, and cultural barriers to reduce breast cancer risk in obese women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individual educational strategies can effectively enhance breast cancer prevention and early screening. Public and preventive education should include a focus on cultural, cognitive, and emotional domains. For obese women, a heightened awareness and self-efficacy may influence screening behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Institute of Genomic Cohort, in the Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University in Wonju.
authors.forename: Somi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: ChaeWeon
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Barbara B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Cochrane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000523:psychology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids