Validation of a measurement tool to assess awareness of breast cancer

Linsell, Louise; Forbes, Lindsay; Burgess, Caroline; Kapari, Marcia; Thurnham, Angela; Ramirez, Amanda

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2010.02.034

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“…Second, our instrument was developed for the general women population. In contrast, Breast-CAM (Linsell et al, 2010), currently the most widely used measure of breast cancer awareness, has only been validated on older women (67-73 years). Third, a majority of breast cancer awareness instrument validations have had major methodological limitations, or fallen well short of full validation.…”

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“…Our study included an appropriate exploratory factor analysis (principal axis factoring) to identify the domains underlying the B-CAS, and we plan to conduct Confirmatory Factor Analysis and criterion-based validation in a future study. In contrast, the most widely use instrument for evaluating breast cancer awareness in women, Breast CAM (Linsell et al, 2010), was structured in such a way as to make full psychometric validation difficult. Indeed, this was one of the main motivating factors in our development of the B-CAS.…”

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Development of a Breast Cancer Awareness Scale for Thai Women: Moving towards a Validated Measure

Rakkapao¹,

Promthet²,

Moore³

et al. 2016

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Breast cancer is a major health problem among women around the world. Recent developments in screening and treatment have greatly improved the prognosis of patients with breast cancer in developed countries. However, in developing countries breast cancer mortality remains high.Breast cancer awareness is a first and important step in reducing breast cancer mortality. The development of a validated instrument to measure breast cancer awareness is crucial for the understanding and implementation of suitable health education programs to facilitate early deletion and minimize mortality. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop an instrument for the assessment of breast cancer awareness in Thai women. Materials and Methods: This methodological study was conducted in two stages: (1) literature searches and semi-structured interviews were conducted to generate items of the breast cancer awareness scale (B-CAS) which were subsequently examined for content and face validity, and (2) an exploration of the factor structure of the resulting instrument and an examination of its reliability. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire in Thai women aged 20-64 in August, 2015. Results: A total of 219 women (response rate 97.4 %) participated in this validation study. The B-CAS contains five domains with 53 items on breast cancer awareness: 1) knowledge of risk factors, 2) knowledge of signs and symptoms, 3) attitude to breast cancer prevention, 4) barriers of breast screening, and 5) health behavior related to breast cancer awareness. Items with a content validity index < 0.80 were excluded, and factor structure for the remaining items reflected the hypothesized five factor model. The scales based on all retained items was shown to have strongly internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α=0.86). Conclusions: The B-CAS provides good psychometric properties to assess breast cancer awareness in women. It can be used to examine breast cancer awareness in Thai women and it could lead to the development and evaluation of suitable educational interventions for raising breast cancer awareness. Future research should focus on further validating the B-CAS including an assessment of construct and criterion-based validity.

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Development of a Breast Cancer Awareness Scale for Thai Women: Moving towards a Validated Measure

Rakkapao¹,

Promthet²,

Moore³

et al. 2016

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…AMPATH is a collaboration of Moi University School of Medicine, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), the Kenyan Ministry of Health, and a consortium of North American Universities [16] . This project was embedded in the The study survey instrument was in large part a standardized and validated survey questionnaire, one developed for assessment of breast cancer awareness in United Kingdom the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure (BCAM) [17] . BCAM items were written to characterize beliefs in seven domains: knowledge of symptoms of breast cancer; women's confidence, skills and behavior in detecting a breast change; anticipated delay in conta cting the doctor on discovering a symptom; barriers to seeking medical help; knowledge of agerelated and lifetime risk of breast cancer; knowledge of any breast screening programs.…”

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Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya

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Asirwa

Wachira

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“…For this reason, it is important for individuals, especially at younger ages, to gain awareness and integrate taking the necessary precautions into their lifestyle in order to prevent cancer and ensure early diagnosis (Robb et al, 2009;Linsell et al, 2010).…”

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Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

Kürtüncü¹,

Akhan²,

Celik³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: One of the most important reasons for the high mortality rates of cancer is the low level of awareness, which can lead to a late diagnosis and treatments starting too late. Therefore, it is necessary for individuals, especially at younger age, to gain awareness and integrate taking the necessary precautions into their lifestyle in order to prevent cancer and ensure early diagnosis. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of awareness of factors for major cancers among students studying in two different campuses of a university in the Western Black Sea Region. Materials and Methods: This descriptive/cross-sectional study was performed between January-March 2014. Students studying in the 2013-2014 academic year in a university in the Western Black Sea Region in two separate campuses were the subjects. Results: The mean age was 21.01±3.63. While female students (51.2%) were the majority in the health sciences campus (74.8%), male students (48.8% ) were the majority in the social sciences campus (76.5%). Some 9.6% of the students from the health sciences campus and 12.4% of the students from the social sciences campus thought that cancer was communicable, while most of the students from both campuses knew that smoking caused cancer. It can also be seen that the rate of answering questions regarding cancer correctly was higher among students studying in the health sciences campus. Conclusions: It was determined that students who do not study at the health sciences campus have insufficient information on cancer, cancer symptoms, and the possibility of breast cancer in males and approximately half of them regarded obesity as a risk factor for cancer.

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Validation of a measurement tool to assess awareness of breast cancer

Cited by 129 publications

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Development of a Breast Cancer Awareness Scale for Thai Women: Moving towards a Validated Measure

Development of a Breast Cancer Awareness Scale for Thai Women: Moving towards a Validated Measure

Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya

Cancer Awareness among University Students in Turkey

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