Effects of an Art-Based Curriculum on Clinical Trials Attitudes and Breast Cancer Prevention Knowledge

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson.
² Cancer Prevention and Integrative Medicine Office, Arizona Cancer Center at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Scottsdale.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: pherman{at}u.arizona.edu.

	Abstract

Although Latinos now comprise the largest minority in the U.S. population, they continue to be seriously underrepresented in clinical trials. A nonrandomized controlled study of an innovative community-developed clinical trial and breast cancer education program targeting Latinas tested whether use of an art-based curriculum could increase willingness to enroll in six clinical trial scenarios and increase breast health and clinical trial knowledge. The art-based curriculum resulted in a larger increase in stated willingness to enroll across all clinical trial scenarios, and the difference was statistically significant (p < .05) in three. Breast health and clinical trials knowledge increased similarly and significantly for both groups. The results of this study show promise for the use of a community-developed art-based curriculum in the Latina population to increase willingness to enroll in clinical trials.

Key Words: clinical trials, patient selection, Hispanic Americans, health education, breast neoplasms

First published on May 31, 2006, doi:10.1177/1090198105277856

Health Education & Behavior 2006;33:664.

A more recent version of this article appeared on October 1, 2006


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