Impact of a risk based breast screening decision aid on understanding, acceptance and decision making.

ABSTRACT: Internationally, population breast cancer screening is moving towards a risk-stratified approach and requires engagement and acceptance from current and future screening clients. A decision aid ( www.defineau.org ) was developed based on women's views, values, and knowledge regarding risk-stratified breast cancer screening. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the decision aid on women's knowledge, risk perception, acceptance of risk assessment and change of screening frequency, and decision-making. Here we report the results of a pre and post-survey in which women who are clients of BreastScreen Victoria were invited to complete an online questionnaire before and after viewing the decision aid. 3200 potential participants were invited, 242 responded with 127 participants completing b

SUBMITTER: Lippey J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409718 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature