The short-term impact of tailored mammography decision-making interventions

• Published in: Patient education and counseling Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 269 - 285
• Main Authors: Rimer, B K, Halabi, S, Sugg Skinner, C, Kaplan, E B, Crawford, Y, Samsa, G P, Strigo, T S, Lipkus, I M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland 01.06.2001
• Subjects: Adult; Decision Making; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Logistic Models; Mammography; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; North Carolina; Nursing; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Telephone; North Carolina

We assessed the short-term impact of decision-making interventions on knowledge about mammography, accuracy of women's breast cancer risk perceptions, attitudes toward mammography, satisfaction with decisions, and mammography use since the intervention. The study was conducted among women who w...