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- Title
Assessment of Self-Reward Strategies for Maintenance of Breast Self-Examination.
- Authors
Solomon, Laura J.; Flynn, Brian S.; Worden, John K.; Mickey, Ruth M.; Skelly, Joan M.; Geller, Berta M.; Peluso, Nancy W.; Webster, Jacqueline A.
- Abstract
This study examined the relative impact of different self-reward strategies on maintenance of breast self-examination (BSE) practice among 1649 women trained to do BSE. Training groups were randomized into four conditions: (a) self-reward instructions and materials delivered at the end of the BSE training session; (b) self-reward suggestions delivered through the mail each month, contingent upon the BSE performance; (c) external monetary rewards and self-reward suggestions delivered through the mail each month on an intermittent schedule, contingent upon BSE practice; and (d) a no-reward control condition. Follow-up assessments 12 months following training revealed a pattern of evidence in support of the benefits of external monetary rewards and self-reward prompts on BSE frequency and quality; however, it is likely that the value of that condition lies in the external reward component.
- Subjects
BREAST self-examination
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1998, Vol 21, Issue 1, p83
- ISSN
0160-7715
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1018767505776