Effects of health teaching in the workplace on women's knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding breast self‐examination

Abstract

This study had two primary purposes: to examine the effects of group and individual teaching by nurses in the workplace on 140 female office employees' health knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding breast self‐examination and to identify factors associated with frequency of practice. Skill in technique, confidence in the skill, and frequency of breast self‐examination increased significantly with both teaching formats, but there were areas of technique that needed further improvement. Perceived susceptibility to breast cancer and perceived benefits of breast self‐examination increased significantly only with individual teaching; knowledge was not increased with either teaching format.