Effectiveness of Online Education in Teaching Breast Self-Examination
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: A TUNA, EU AVDAL, Şebnem ÇINAR YÜCEL, NA DAL, A DICLE, Ayşe Nur ÖZKAN, H SEZGIN, AB GUMUS, AS TURGAY, M DEGIRMENCI
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2014, cilt 15, ss 3227-3231
DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.7.3227
Özet
BACKGROUND: This research evaluated the effectiveness of an online education model in teaching breast self- examination to university staff and students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 1,679 women participated in a breast self-examination online training program. Breast self-examination knowledge evaluation forms developed by Maurer (1997) were used in the research and were evaluated on a 100 point scale. Paired t-test and McNemar's Test statistics were employed. RESULTS: The participants scored an average of 46.5 (14.0%) on knowledge on breast self-examination before training, but 77.4 (11.0%) one month after education and 76.7 (9.52%) after six months. There was a clear significant difference between these knowledge levels (p<0.05). Similarly, while the rate for systematic practice of breast self-examination among women was 30.8% before training it increased to 47.8% afterwards. Again the difference was significant (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Online education is an effective method for teaching breast self-examination to women.