Effects of mobile text messaging on breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) knowledge, BSE self-efficacy, and BSE frequency: a randomised controlled trial.

Leodoro J LabragueJolo R GalabayAngeline L AnastacioDenise M McEnroe-PetitteKonstantinos Tsaras

Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2020)

Mobile text messaging significantly improved the knowledge on breast cancer and breast self-examination among women; however, it did not affect their breast self-examination self-efficacy and frequency. Mobile text messaging can be a viable tool that can be used by healthcare workers in order to educate women regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
breast cancer risk
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
childhood cancer