The Effect of Breast Cancer Screening Training

NCT05723237 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Health Literacy of Breast Ca
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The lack of knowledge of women on breast cancer and health literacy poses a major obstacle to people's breast cancer screening behaviors and beliefs. In order to increase social sensitivity and awareness on this issue; In particular, it is important to research, examine and examine how the municipalities and their employees, who are representatives of the society, evaluate breast cancer screening studies. The aim of our project is to evaluate the effect of breast cancer screening training given to women working in the municipality on health literacy, breast cancer screening belief and behavior. This study will be conducted in a randomized-controlled experimental design with women (n=120) working in a municipality in Istanbul Province between November 2022 and November 2023. Data will be obtained face-to-face using the Participant Information Form, the Health Literacy Scale and the Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale. The women in the experimental group (n=60) will be given 16 hours of breast cancer screening training, two days a week, two hours a day (60 min+60 min) for four weeks, by the researchers. No application will be made to the control group (n=60). Follow-up evaluations of the research will be completed in the following six months. The Health Literacy Scale and Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale will be re-administered to all women in the experimental and control groups at the first follow-up after three months and at the second follow-up after 6 months. The data will be analyzed with statistical methods and the effectiveness of the training will be evaluated. When the project is concluded; The results will be presented as an article in a national or international journal, or as an oral presentation at a national or international congress. It will be ensured that breast cancer screening training given to women working in the municipality will increase their level of health literacy, have a positive effect on breast cancer screening belief and behavior, and increase their awareness and knowledge level on this subject. In the long term, widespread effects such as reducing the costs women spend on breast cancer, reducing mortality and morbidity rates, raising a conscious society, training undergraduate students involved in the project, and helping them learn by experiencing the research conducted at the national level are foreseen.

Conditions

Women's Health: Neoplasm of Breast

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Information Form

  It includes demographic information such as age, education level, income level, occupation, and duration of employment. In addition, it includes questions about whether they have sufficient information about breast cancer screening, whether they have received education, smoking status, and whether they have a chronic disease.

  1. day

• Health Literacy Scale

  It is a five-point Likert scale containing 25 items. There is a positive relationship between the total score obtained from the scale and health literacy, and as the score obtained from the scale increases, the health literacy level of individuals also increases. It consists of four sub-dimensions. The first sub-dimension, Access to Information, consists of five items (1-5). The Comprehension of Information sub-dimension consists of seven items (items 6-12). The Evaluation/Evaluation sub-dimension consists of eight items (items 13 to 20). The Application/Using sub-dimension includes five items (items 21-25). The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 25; The maximum is 125 points.

  1. day

• Health Literacy Scale

  It is a five-point Likert scale containing 25 items. There is a positive relationship between the total score obtained from the scale and health literacy, and as the score obtained from the scale increases, the health literacy level of individuals also increases. It consists of four sub-dimensions. The first sub-dimension, Access to Information, consists of five items (1-5). The Comprehension of Information sub-dimension consists of seven items (items 6-12). The Evaluation/Evaluation sub-dimension consists of eight items (items 13 to 20). The Application/Using sub-dimension includes five items (items 21-25). The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 25; The maximum is 125 points.

  30th day

• Health Literacy Scale

  It is a five-point Likert scale containing 25 items. There is a positive relationship between the total score obtained from the scale and health literacy, and as the score obtained from the scale increases, the health literacy level of individuals also increases. It consists of four sub-dimensions. The first sub-dimension, Access to Information, consists of five items (1-5). The Comprehension of Information sub-dimension consists of seven items (items 6-12). The Evaluation/Evaluation sub-dimension consists of eight items (items 13 to 20). The Application/Using sub-dimension includes five items (items 21-25). The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 25; The maximum is 125 points.

  60th day

• Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale

  The scale consists of 13 items. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions. Attitude towards health screenings sub-dimension items 1, 2, 3 and 4, breast cancer knowledge and perceptions sub-dimension items 5, 6, 7 and 8, and obstacles for mammography screenings sub-dimension 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 consists of substances.The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0, and the highest score is 100. The fact that the mean score of the sub-dimensions of the scale is 65 and above indicates that screening beliefs have increased positively, their level of knowledge has increased and the barriers to mammography screening have decreased.

  1. day

• Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale

  The scale consists of 13 items. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions. Attitude towards health screenings sub-dimension items 1, 2, 3 and 4, breast cancer knowledge and perceptions sub-dimension items 5, 6, 7 and 8, and obstacles for mammography screenings sub-dimension 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 consists of substances.The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0, and the highest score is 100. The fact that the mean score of the sub-dimensions of the scale is 65 and above indicates that screening beliefs have increased positively, their level of knowledge has increased and the barriers to mammography screening have decreased.

  30th day

• Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Scale

  The scale consists of 13 items. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions. Attitude towards health screenings sub-dimension items 1, 2, 3 and 4, breast cancer knowledge and perceptions sub-dimension items 5, 6, 7 and 8, and obstacles for mammography screenings sub-dimension 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 consists of substances.The lowest score obtained from the scale is 0, and the highest score is 100. The fact that the mean score of the sub-dimensions of the scale is 65 and above indicates that screening beliefs have increased positively, their level of knowledge has increased and the barriers to mammography screening have decreased.

  60th day

Study Arms (2)

Experiment

EXPERIMENTAL

The women in the experimental group (n=60) will be given 16 hours of breast cancer screening training, two days a week, two hours a day (60 min+60 min) for four weeks, by the researchers.

Other: Breast Cancer Education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No application will be made to the control group (n=60).

Interventions

Breast Cancer Education OTHER

The women in the experimental group (n=60) will be given 16 hours of breast cancer screening training, two days a week, two hours a day (60 min+60 min) for four weeks, by the researchers.

Experiment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women aged 18 and over,
• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• Working in the municipality for at least 1 month and
• Not having any communication problems

You may not qualify if:

• Women who have any communication barrier and
• Do not volunteer to participate in the study will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Aydın University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Aydin University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 3, 2023
• First Posted: February 10, 2023
• Study Start: February 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2023
• Study Completion: December 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)