The Effect of Monthly Text Message Reminder After Training on Beliefs and Practice Behaviors Regarding Women's Breast Self Examination: Randomized Controlled Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A randomized control trial was made to examine the effects of of monthly text message reminder after training on beliefs and practice behaviors regarding women's breast self examination.

Official Title
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The Effect of Monthly Text Message Reminder After Training on Beliefs and Practice Behaviors Regarding Women's Breast Self Examination: Randomized Controlled Study

Conditions
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Women's Breast Self Examination Beliefs, Women's Breast Self Examination Practice

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Between the ages of 20-69, Able to speak and understand Turkish, At least primary school graduate, Not in pregnancy or postpartum period, Not in the breastfeeding process, Menarche, No current diagnosis of breast cancer, No breast disease that may affect the examination finding. Exclusion Criteria: Those who did not complete the training on BSE, Those who want to leave the research, Those who had pregnancy during the research and Those who do not fill in the data forms sent to their e-mail addresses despite being reminded by message three times.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 69 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Women in this group were given training on breast self-examination (BSE). In the three-month period following the training, a reminder text message was sent to mobile phones by the researcher to perform BSE. The text message was sent to women with regular and regular menstrual cycles on the seventh day after the bleeding ceased, and on the first day of the month to menopausal women with irregular menstrual cycles. | Behavioral: Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.<br>* Monthly reminder message about breast self-exam.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control droup<br>Women in this group were given training on breast self-examination (BSE). No intervention was made afterwards. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Women's beliefs about breast self-exam levet (mean ± SD) | The primary outcome of this study was the mean beliefs about breast self-exam levet (mean ± SD) of the womens at 3 months after BSE education. Women beliefs about breast self-exam level was assessed using Champion's Health Belief Model Scale. | 3 months after BSE education | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Behaviors of women performing breast self-examination | The other main outcome of the study was women performing breast self-examination measured with the BSE follow-up form. | 3 months after BSE education |