Effectiveness of a tool to increase understanding of breast cancer media articles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21323685 |
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| Authors | Robin H Pugh Yi (0000-0002-4454-3395, Akeso Consulting, LLC, Vienna, VA, USA, corresponding author), Piri Welcsh (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), Tampa, FL, USA), Craig T Dearfield (0000-0002-3237-8978, Akeso Consulting, LLC, Vienna, VA, USA), Kelly Owens (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), Tampa, FL, USA), Kelly N Owens (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), Lisa Rezende (Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA), Lisa F Rezende (University of Arizona), Susan Friedman (0000-0002-7622-8736, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), Susan J Friedman (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), Tampa, FL, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 227-233 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Education Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8969 • E-ISSN: 1748-8176 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00178969221145802 |
| OpenAlex | W4312190491 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Objective: Women aged 45 or younger with breast cancer, or those who are at high risk of breast cancer due to a family history of the disease or genetic test results indicating risk, have distinct health risks and needs. Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), a non-profit advocacy organisation, developed an online resource designed to address these needs. Design: In-person surveys were administered to compare baseline and post-test knowledge of two cohorts of 55 volunteer participants. Both groups read a printed media news article related to breast cancer research. The intervention group also read a printed brief review that provided a summary of research findings, and discussion and ratings of research evidence and reporting quality. Setting: Participants were recruited at two FORCE conferences. Data were collected at the conference sites. Method: Pilot and follow-up sample results were pooled and analysed using t-test comparisons. Results: The intervention resource use was associated with a significantly greater increase in knowledge than only reading the media news article. Conclusion: An online tool developed to respond to audience needs, offering ratings of evidence quality and relevance, can help readers to better understand research reporting
Breast cancer · Cancer · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Political science · Relevance (law) · Research design · Sociology · Test (biology) · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education
| Highly cited | No |
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