Baines C J, Krasowski T P, Wall C
National Cancer Institute of Canada Epidemiology Unit, University of Toronto, Ontario.
Cancer Detect Prev. 1988;13(2):109-14.
Calendars are generally believed to be useful in promoting compliance with breast self-examination (BSE). To test this belief, calendars were distributed to 1,166 women in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study for comparison with 1,027 other participants who received no calendar. Recipients were asked to note their BSE findings each month on the calendar and to return calendars at the next annual screen. Self-reported BSE frequencies and BSE competence scores revealed no significant difference between the recipients and nonrecipients at three points in time: one year prior to, at time of, and one year after calendar distribution. Only 136 women returned calendars as requested. Their improvement in the test period did not differ significantly from that shown by the control group or the nonreturners. Calendars do not seem to be useful in a population receiving annual screening and BSE instruction.
人们普遍认为日历有助于促进乳房自我检查（BSE）的依从性。为了验证这一观点，在加拿大国家乳房筛查研究中，向1166名女性发放了日历，并与另外1027名未收到日历的参与者进行比较。要求收件人每月在日历上记录她们的乳房自我检查结果，并在下一次年度筛查时归还日历。自我报告的乳房自我检查频率和乳房自我检查能力得分显示，在日历发放前一年、发放时和发放后一年这三个时间点，收件人和未收件人之间没有显著差异。只有136名女性按要求归还了日历。她们在测试期间的改善情况与对照组或未归还者没有显著差异。在接受年度筛查和乳房自我检查指导的人群中，日历似乎没有用处。
