title: Interventional Education Methods for Increasing Women's Participation in Breast Cancer Screening Program.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the three methods of education-individual, individual with an educational brochure for spouses, and group-on participation on breast cancer screening in Turkey. A total of 550 home visits were made and 446 women were interviewed to accrue 327 women for the study, 26.7% of whom reported receiving a screening mammogram within the past 2 years. Participants were divided into one of the three educational groups, and following the educational session, they were invited to attend a breast cancer screening program. The results indicated that the decision to have a screening mammogram was influenced by the method of education and the knowledge score. Women, who were educated, within a group scored the highest. These results demonstrate that group education is an effective method of increasing breast cancer knowledge and screening awareness.
authors: Koc University, School of Nursing, İstanbul, Turkey, memnunseven@gmail.com.
authors: Memnun
authors: M
authors: Seven
authors: Aygül
authors: A
authors: Akyüz
authors: Lyn B
authors: LB
authors: Robertson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D015397:Program Evaluation