| Title | Intervention tailoring for Chinese American women: comparing the effects of two videos on knowledge, attitudes and intentions to obtain a mammogram |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Wang, JH, Schwartz, MD, Luta, G, Maxwell, AE, Mandelblatt, JS |
| Journal | Health Educ ResHealth Educ Res |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pagination | 523-36 |
| Date Published | Jun |
| ISBN Number | 1465-3648 (Electronic)<br/>0268-1153 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 22327806 |
| Keywords | Adult, Attitude to Health/ ethnology, Breast Neoplasms/ethnology/radiography, China/ethnology, District of Columbia, Emigrants and Immigrants/ psychology, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Intervention Studies, Language, Mammography, Middle Aged, New York City, Patient Education as Topic/ methods, Video Recording |
| Abstract | This study utilized data from an ongoing randomized controlled trial to compare a culturally tailored video promoting positive attitudes toward mammography among Chinese immigrant women to a linguistically appropriate generic video and print media. Intervention development was guided by the Health Belief Model. Five hundred and ninety-two immigrant Chinese Americans from the metropolitan Washington, DC, and New York City areas completed telephone interviews before and after intervention. Changes in knowledge, Eastern views of health care (fatalism and self-care), health beliefs (perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits and barriers) and screening intentions were measured. Results showed that both videos improved screening knowledge, modified Eastern views of health care, reduced perceived barriers and increased screening intentions relative to print media (all P |
Ethno Med: