Using a Family History Intervention to Improve Cancer Risk Perception in a Black Community.

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dc.contributor.authorMurthy, Vinaya S
dc.contributor.authorGarza, Mary A
dc.contributor.authorAlmario, Donna A
dc.contributor.authorVogel, Kristen J
dc.contributor.authorGrubs, Robin E
dc.contributor.authorGettig, Elizabeth A
dc.contributor.authorWilson, John W
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Stephen B
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:26Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:26Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractFew studies examine the use of family history to influence risk perceptions in the African American population. This study examined the influence of a family health history (FHH) intervention on risk perceptions for breast (BRCA), colon (CRC), and prostate cancers (PRCA) among African Americans in Pittsburgh, PA. Participants (n = 665) completed pre- and post-surveys and FHHs. We compared their objective and perceived risks, classified as average, moderate, or high, and examined the accuracy of risk perceptions before and after the FHH intervention. The majority of participants had accurate risk perceptions post-FHH. Of those participants who were inaccurate pre-FHH, 43.3%, 43.8%, and 34.5% for BRCA, CRC, and PRCA, respectively, adopted accurate risk perceptions post-FHH intervention. The intervention was successful in a community setting. It has the potential to lead to healthy behavior modifications because participants adopted accurate risk perceptions. We identified a substantial number of at-risk individuals who could benefit from targeted prevention strategies, thus decreasing racial/ethnic cancer disparities.
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10897-011-9389-2
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ux8r-1nvm
dc.identifier.citationMurthy, Vinaya S and Garza, Mary A and Almario, Donna A and Vogel, Kristen J and Grubs, Robin E and Gettig, Elizabeth A and Wilson, John W and Thomas, Stephen B (2011) Using a Family History Intervention to Improve Cancer Risk Perception in a Black Community. Journal of genetic counseling.
dc.identifier.issn1573-3599
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2821
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23464
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectAfrican American
dc.subjectBlack community
dc.subjectCommunity-based
dc.subjectFamily history
dc.subjectRisk perception
dc.titleUsing a Family History Intervention to Improve Cancer Risk Perception in a Black Community.
dc.typeArticle

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