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Efficacy of an Educational Material on Second Primary Cancer Screening Practice for Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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  • Dong Wook Shin
  • Juhee Cho
  • Young Woo Kim
  • Jae Hwan Oh
  • Seok Won Kim
  • Ki-Wook Chung
  • Woo-Yong Lee
  • Jeong Eon Lee
  • Eliseo Guallar
  • Won-Chul Lee

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Background: Cancer surivors have limited knowledge about second primary cancer (SPC) screening and suboptimal rates of completion of screening practices for SPC. Our objective was to test the efficacy of an educational material on the knowledge, attitudes, and screening practices for SPC among cancer survivors. Methods: Randomized, controlled trial among 326 cancer survivors from 6 oncology care outpatient clinics in Korea. Patients were randomized to an intervention or an attention control group. The intervention was a photo-novel, culturally tailored to increase knowledge about SPC screening. Knowledge and attitudes regarding SPC screening were assessed two weeks after the intervention, and screening practices were assessed after one year. Results: At two weeks post-intervention, the average knowledge score was significantly higher in the intervention compared to the control group (0.81 vs. 0.75, P

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  • Dong Wook Shin & Juhee Cho & Young Woo Kim & Jae Hwan Oh & Seok Won Kim & Ki-Wook Chung & Woo-Yong Lee & Jeong Eon Lee & Eliseo Guallar & Won-Chul Lee, 2012. "Efficacy of an Educational Material on Second Primary Cancer Screening Practice for Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(3), pages 1-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0033238
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033238
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