Breast cancer Cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
All three groups will receive optimised usual care, i.e., a reminder that they are no longer eligible for routine breast screening but may continue to request further breast screening themselves every
Sponsors
Institute of Psychiatry (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 67 - 70 years attending National Health Service (NHS) breast screening clinics for final routine mammography
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any significant disease or disorder that affects ability to consent or participate 2. Insufficient understanding of the English language, or language difficulties 3. Participant going overseas during the six-month study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Breast awareness, measured one month post-intervention, based on a composite measure of knowledge of non-lump breast cancer symptoms, knowledge of age-related relative risk and confidence to detect a breast change: each component (knowledge/risk/confidence) is given equal weighting and contributes one point to the total score (range 0 to 3), as follows: 1. Non-lump knowledge: 1.1. Score 1 if 5 - 9 symptoms identified 1.2. Score 0 if 0 - 4 symptoms identified 2. Relative risk: 2.1. Score 1 if identify old age group as most at risk 2.2. Score 0 if do not identify old age group as most at risk 3. Confidence: 3.1. Score 1 if check breasts at least once a week/month 3.2. Score 0 if check breasts at least once every six months or less | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary measures are changes at one month and six months post intervention in: 1. Knowledge of breast cancer symptoms (score 0 - 11) 2. Knowledge of relative risk (in the next year who is most likely to get breast cancer? [response categories: a 30 year old woman/a 50 year old woman/a 70 year old woman/a woman of any age]) 3. Knowledge of absolute risk (how many women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime? [response categories: 1 in 3/1 in 9/1 in 100/1 in 1000]) 4. Confidence to detect a breast change (how often do you check your breasts? [response categories: at least once a week/at least once a month/at least every six months/rarely or never]) 5. Breast awareness, measured six months post intervention, based on a composite measure of knowledge of non-lump breast cancer symptoms, knowledge of age-related relative risk, and confidence to detect a breast change | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed