Tanjasiri Sora Park, Sablan-Santos Lola, Merrill Vincent, Quitugua Lourdes Flores, Kuratani Darrah Goo
Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6870, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2008 Jan-Mar;23(1):10-7. doi: 10.1080/08858190701821386.
Asian American and Pacific Islander women represent a significant at-risk population for breast cancer, with their mortality rates rising while rates fall for all other racial groups.
This 3-year study employed a quasi-experimental design to test the influence of an intervention on screening rates among women age 50 years and older in Southern California compared to Northern California.
Despite significant exposure of women to the educational elements in Southern California, the intervention did not increase women's knowledge, attitudes, or screening behaviors.
We discuss several study design and implementation limitations that could have influenced the study's results.
亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民女性是乳腺癌的高危人群,她们的死亡率在上升,而其他所有种族群体的死亡率在下降。
这项为期3年的研究采用了准实验设计,以测试一项干预措施对南加州50岁及以上女性筛查率的影响,并与北加州进行比较。
尽管南加州的女性大量接触了教育内容,但该干预措施并未提高女性的知识水平、态度或筛查行为。
我们讨论了可能影响研究结果的几个研究设计和实施方面的局限性。