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Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2023

Use of a Linguistically Appropriate Decision Aid for Cervical Cancer Screening of South Asian Ethnic Minority Women in Hong Kong: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Dorothy N S Chan, Kai Chow Choi, Cho Lee Wong, Winnie K W So, Ning Fan

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dorothy N S ChanThe Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6-8/F, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China. dorothycns@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-9947
Kai Chow ChoiThe Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6-8/F, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-8668
Cho Lee WongThe Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6-8/F, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-1323
Winnie K W SoThe Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 6-8/F, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9243-2924
Ning FanYan Chai Hospital, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKHospital Authority · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDecision aids have been shown to be effective in assisting the decision-making process in healthcare settings. This study aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a linguistically appropriate printed decision aid for cervical cancer screening in South Asian women and to preliminarily estimate its effects on decisional conflicts, clarity of values, risk perception, the screening decision and screening uptake.

methodsThis was a pilot randomised controlled trial. Forty-eight South Asian women aged 25 to 64 years were recruited and allocated to either the intervention group or control group. The participants in the intervention group read a linguistically appropriate printed decision aid.

resultsAll of the participants in the intervention group agreed that the decision aid was useful in aiding their decision-making. These participants showed significantly greater improvement in decisional conflicts, clarity of values and risk perceptions than those in the control group (all p < 0.05). The screening uptake rate was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (p < 0.001).

conclusionsThe decision aid was feasible and acceptable among South Asian women, and it resulted in reduced decisional conflict and increased screening uptake compared with usual care. To improve the convenience of using decision aids, they could be developed in various forms, such as printed and mobile application forms, to meet individual requirements.

trial registrationThe trial was registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on 23 October 2021 (ChiCTR2100052225).

Indexed as

Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsDecision MakingDecision Support TechniquesEarly Detection of CancerEthnic and Racial MinoritiesEthnicityFemaleHong KongHumansMinority GroupsPilot ProjectsDecision support techniqueEarly detection of cancerEthnic and racial minorityUterine cervical neoplasm

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PMID36482142
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