The Impact of 4 Risk Communication Interventions on Cancer Screening Preferences and Knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The US Preventive Services Task Force has changed their screening recommendations, encouraging informed patient choice and shared decision making as a result of emerging evidence. We aimed to compare the impact of a didactic intervention, a descriptive harms intervention, a narrative intervention, and a new risk communication strategy titled Aiding Risk Information learning through Simulated Experience (ARISE) on preferences for a hypothetical beneficial cancer screening test (one that reduces the chance of cancer death or extends life) versus a hypothetical screening test with no proven physical benefits.

Method

A total of 3386 men and women aged 40 to 70 completed an online survey about prostate or breast cancer screening. Participants were randomly assigned to eit

SUBMITTER: Valentine KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9885623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature