Effects on Nursing Students of Cognition-Behavior Integrated Breast Cancer Prevention Education Using an Interchangeable Nodule Model

Park, So Mi; Kim, Bo Hwan; Park, Mi Jeong; Ahn, Yang Heui; Chung, Chae Weon

doi:2010.16.2.166

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 16(2); 2010 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2010;16(2):166-176.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2010.16.2.166

Effects on Nursing Students of Cognition-Behavior Integrated Breast Cancer Prevention Education Using an Interchangeable Nodule Model

So Mi Park, Bo Hwan Kim, Mi Jeong Park, Yang Heui Ahn, Chae Weon Chung

¹Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Institute of Genomic Cohort, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Jesus University, Korea.
³Department of Nursing, Daewon University College, Korea.
⁴Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
⁵College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Institute of Nursing Science, Korea. chungcw@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was done to examine the effects of cognition-behavior integrated breast cancer prevention education, in which a breast model with interchangeable nodules was utilized, on the self-competency of nursing students in performing breast cancer education.
METHODS
A nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design was used. A traditional lecture intervention was provided for 49 3rd year college of nursing students (control group) while the integrated breast cancer prevention education was given to 47 3rd year students in the same college one year later (experimental group). The integrated breast cancer prevention education was developed by the research team to strengthen the competency of cognitive and behavioral components in education on breast cancer.
RESULTS
Effects of the intervention were found to be significant through all study variables: knowledge about breast cancer (t=7.79, p <.001), breast cancer risk awareness (t=2.05, p <.05), self-competency of breast self-exam (t=8.27, p <.001), and intention to teach breast self-exam (t=3.87, p <.001).
CONCLUSION
The integrated breast cancer prevention education was useful to improve not only knowledge about breast cancer but competency in performing breast examination for nursing students who acquired technical skills from various simulation nodules. As the program helped the students to be prepared as confident educators, future application of the module is recommended for academic curricula.

Key Words: Breast self-examination; Knowledge; Awareness; Competency; Intention