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. 2020 Apr:50:81-84.
doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

Evaluation of existing patient educational materials and development of a brochure for women with dense breasts

Erica T Warner  1 , Mark Kennedy  2 , Ariel Maschke  3 , Margaret F Hopkins  4 , Karen Wernli  5 , Christine M Gunn  2
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Evaluation of existing patient educational materials and development of a brochure for women with dense breasts

Erica T Warner et al. Breast. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Objectives: In this pilot study, we developed and assessed acceptability of a brochure for women with dense breasts.

Material and methods: We measured Flesch-Kincaid Readability of 22 existing breast density educational materials. We then developed a brochure and tested it in two populations of women: 44 safety net hospital patients and 13 Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium stakeholders.

Results: Average grade score of existing materials was 10.0 (range: 5.5-12.7). Our brochure had a grade score of 5.9, and patients reported it was easy to understand.

Conclusion: Our plain language brochure could improve patient understanding following mandatory dense breast notification.

Keywords: Breast density; Mammography; Patient education; Policy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

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Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 22 Existing Breast Density Education Materials and our Prototype Brochure. Note: Labels represent the item number followed by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level. Shading represents the range of grade level scores considered acceptable (7–8) and ideal (5–7). Item numbers correspond to the following sources: 1 = American Cancer Society/Cancer.org; 2 = American College of Radiology; 3 = Are You Dense; 4 = Blue Cross Blue Shield; 5 = Breast 360; 6 = Breastcancer.org; 7 = CDI; 8 = Dense Breast Info; 9 = Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation; 10 = GE Healthcare; 11 = Healthwise; 12 = iCAD medical; 13 = ICER – CEPAC; 14 = Massachusetts Radiological Society; 15 = Mayo Clinic; 16 = Medical News Today; 17 = Michigan Breast Density Notification; 18 = National Cancer Institute; 19 = Seattle Cancer Care Alliance; 20 = Susan G, Komen; 21 = Wake Radiology; 22 = Web MD. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
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