A Novel Curriculum on Using Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening in Older Adults.
Shaista U AhmedMeg BurkeMaura McGuireJacqueline MassareCynthia M BoydCraig E PollackCaroline LentzNancy L SchoenbornPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
Although the module resulted in significant short-term improvement in attitude, knowledge, and self-efficacy, the changes were not sustained over time. Educational interventions such as this can be coupled with ongoing reinforcing strategies and/or decision support interventions to improve cancer-screening practices in older adults.