Research Article
Promoting Early Presentation of Breast Cancer in Older Women: Implementing an Evidence-Based Intervention in Routine Clinical Practice
Table 2
Change in breast cancer awareness and confidence to notice a breast change.
| | | Comparison service () | PEP Intervention () |
Crude odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | | | Baseline | One month | Baseline | One month |
| | Breast cancer aware | 24 (2.9%) | 30 (3.9%) | 19 (4.2%) | 167 (37.7%) | 15.24 (10.0 to 23.2) | | Knew five or more nonlump symptoms | 457 (52.2%) | 461 (59.3%) | 244 (52.8%) | 373 (82.5%) | 3.26 (2.48 to 4.30) | | Knew that risk of breast cancer increases with age | 70 (8.2%) | 59 (7.6%) | 66 (13.3%) | 247 (49.9%) | 15.39 (11.1 to 21.35) | | Reported checking breasts at least once a month | 494 (57.0%) | 506 (64.5%) | 249 (50.3%) | 359 (78.7%) | 2.10 (1.61 to 2.73) | | Knew lifetime risk of breast cancer (1 in 8) | 419 (49.2%) | 372 (47.8%) | 244 (50.2%) | 272 (60.4%) | 1.67 (1.32 to 2.10) | | “Fairly” or “very” confident to notice change in breasts | 603 (69.6%) | 619 (78.8%) | 348 (70.7%) | 391 (85.6%) | 1.61 (1.19 to 2.19) |
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