Hayley A Braun, Christi M Kay, Patricia Cheung, Paul S Weiss, Julie A Gazmararian
Impact of an Elementary School-Based Intervention on Physical Activity Time and Aerobic Capacity, Georgia, 2013-2014
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
screening based individual risk factors results detection earlier curable breast cancer expectation improved public education importance personalized screening result earlier diagnoses reduced breast cancer mortality purpose study evaluate effectiveness community education patient perceptions riskbased screening study health insurance portability accountability actcompliant institutional review board exempt standardized curriculum used radiologists experts conduct nine 1hour patient education sessions october 2018 january 2019 breast cancer risk factors screening options patient participants completed voluntary anonymous preevent post event surveys determine presented educational program led attitude changes survey results summarized using statistical analysis including mean median range percentage participants responding comparison pre post event fear anxiety 336 education session participants 595 200336 completed preevent 443 149336 completed post event surveys respondents reported decreased anxiety fear regarding breast cancer screening following educational sessions 361 64178 reporting anxiety preevent compared 233 31133 post event although difference statistically significant p 96 additionally 647 5585 participants stated likely schedule breast cancer screening based individual risk factors 980 145148 participants reported increased knowledge post event surveys study demonstrates importance effectiveness communitybased educational programs increasing knowledge riskbased screening potentially reducing anxiety related screening