| A community-wide program in breast self-examination training and maintenance. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 2377588 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study reports on the effects of innovative community-wide breast self-examination education approaches in increasing breast self-examination frequency and quality, and ability to detect breast lumps during a 1-year training program and a second-year maintenance program. Four Vermont communities were randomly assigned to receive breast self-examination training plus maintenance, training alone, control (with full measurement), and low-measurement control. Random digit dialing telephone surveys were conducted at baseline and at 1- and 2-year follow-up with a panel of 637 women representing all adult women in the first three communities. The low-measurement control community received only baseline and second-year follow-up surveys with a panel of 238 women. Home interviews to determine breast self-examination palpation skills and lump detection on silicone breast models were conducted in first- and second-year follow-up surveys. Results of the first-year follow-up survey indicated significant increases in breast self-examination frequency, quality, and number of lumps detected for women in communities receiving the training program compared with controls; in the second year, women in the community also receiving breast self-examination maintenance showed greater improvement in reported breast self-examination quality and detected more breast lumps than did women in other communities. |
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Authors:
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J K Worden; L J Solomon; B S Flynn; M C Costanza; R S Foster; A L Dorwaldt; S O Weaver |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Preventive medicine Volume: 19 ISSN: 0091-7435 ISO Abbreviation: Prev Med Publication Date: 1990 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-09-04 Completed Date: 1990-09-04 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0322116 Medline TA: Prev Med Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 254-69 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Office of Health Promotion Research, University of Vermont, Burlington 04505. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis* Educational Status Female Health Education / methods* Health Surveys Humans Income Middle Aged Palpation* Patient Compliance Random Allocation |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R18 CA36181/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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