Assessing breast self-examination compliance in the natural environment
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 9 (4) , 363-371
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00845120
Abstract
An indirect behavioral measure for measuring the frequency of breast self-examination (BSE) in the natural environment was developed and evaluated. BSE was performed using a lubricant (i.e., baby oil), and then a sheet of absorbant tissue was applied to the examined area. The tissue, which retained an oil stain, provided a trace measure of the exam. Results indicated that the measure remedied some of the weaknesses in verbal report, although for certain subjects it underestimated compliance.Keywords
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