Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK.
Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 6;9(9):e028040. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028040.
In May 2018, the British Health Secretary announced the 'serious failure' that 450 000 women had missed out on invitations to breast screening in England, leading to extensive media coverage. This study measured public awareness of the story and tested for associated factors (eg, educational level and trust in the National Health Service (NHS)).
A computer-assisted face-to-face survey in June 2018.
Participants completed the survey in their homes.
Males and females aged 16 years or older in England.
Awareness of aspects of the media coverage and reported statistics. Other data included demographics (eg, ethnicity), awareness of unrelated contemporaneous news stories, trust in participants' general practitioners (GPs) and the NHS, and (among women) worry about breast cancer and future breast screening intentions.
Descriptive statistics showed that 67% of 1894 participants reported being aware of the media coverage. Regression analyses showed that those who were aware of other news stories, were white British and had a higher level of education or social grade were more likely to be aware. In contrast, only 36% correctly identified at least one of two headline statistics. This study did not find evidence that awareness was negatively associated with trust in participants' GPs or the NHS, breast cancer worry or future breast cancer screening intentions.
Awareness of the breast screening news story was high but recall of reported statistics was much lower: the public may have retained only the gist of quantitative information. Associations between story awareness and attitudes or behaviour were not apparent.
2018 年 5 月，英国卫生大臣宣布“重大失误”，英格兰有 45 万名女性错过了乳房筛查邀请，这引发了广泛的媒体报道。本研究旨在衡量公众对该事件的知晓程度，并测试其相关因素（如教育程度和对国民保健制度（NHS）的信任）。
2018 年 6 月进行了计算机辅助的面对面调查。
参与者在家中完成调查。
英格兰 16 岁及以上的男性和女性。
对媒体报道和报道统计数据的认识。其他数据包括人口统计学信息（如种族）、对同时期无关新闻报道的认识、对参与者的全科医生（GP）和 NHS 的信任，以及（女性中）对乳腺癌的担忧和未来的乳房筛查意向。
描述性统计数据显示，在 1894 名参与者中，有 67%的人表示听说过媒体报道。回归分析表明，那些听说过其他新闻报道、是英国白人、受教育程度或社会阶层较高的人更有可能知道该事件。相比之下，只有 36%的人正确识别了两个头条统计数据中的至少一个。本研究没有发现证据表明，意识与对参与者的 GP 或 NHS 的信任、乳腺癌的担忧或未来的乳腺癌筛查意向呈负相关。
公众对乳房筛查新闻报道的知晓程度较高，但对报道统计数据的记忆却低得多：公众可能只记住了定量信息的要点。该事件的知晓程度与态度或行为之间没有明显的关联。
