Breast Self-Examination Among College-Aged Females: An Intervention Study

摘要: Although 95% of women report awareness recommendations to perform monthly breast self-examinations (BSEs), only about 17-36% conduct BSEs regularly. This study investigated whether combining Motivational Interviewing (MI) and a Health Belief Model-based (HBM) intervention would promote BSE behaviors. Thirty-three females were randomly assigned HBM-based psychoeducational using MI (PE/MI; n = 17) or no-treatment control group (n 16). Together, the HBM constructs predicted intentions engage in BSE. Also, results indicated that PE/MI participants reported significantly greater self-efficacy, cues, intentions, at posttest than participants. The groups did not differ on other constructs. Overall, indicate appears be promising strategy for promoting