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The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program.

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Dillard, AJ; Ubel, PA; Smith, DM; Zikmund-Fisher, BJ; Nair, V; Derry, HA; Zhang, A; Pitsch, RK; Alford, SH; McClure, JB; Fagerlin, A
Published in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
October 2011

Comparative risk perceptions may rival other types of information in terms of effects on health behavior decisions.We examined associations between comparative risk perceptions, affect, and behavior while controlling for absolute risk perceptions and actual risk.Women at an increased risk of breast cancer participated in a program to learn about tamoxifen which can reduce the risk of breast cancer. They reported comparative risk perceptions of breast cancer and completed measures of anxiety, knowledge, and tamoxifen-related behavior intentions. Three months later, the women reported their behavior.Comparative risk perceptions were positively correlated with anxiety, knowledge, intentions, and behavior 3 months later. After controlling for participants' actual risk of breast cancer and absolute risk perceptions, comparative risk perceptions predicted anxiety and knowledge, but not intentions or behavior.Comparative risk perceptions can affect patient outcomes like anxiety and knowledge independently of absolute risk perceptions and actual risk information.

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Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

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1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

42

Issue

2

Start / End Page

262 / 268

Related Subject Headings

  • Tamoxifen
  • Risk Assessment
  • Public Health
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Decision Making
 

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Dillard, A. J., Ubel, P. A., Smith, D. M., Zikmund-Fisher, B. J., Nair, V., Derry, H. A., … Fagerlin, A. (2011). The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program. Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 42(2), 262–268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9287-8
Dillard, Amanda J., Peter A. Ubel, Dylan M. Smith, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Vijay Nair, Holly A. Derry, Aijun Zhang, et al. “The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program.Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 42, no. 2 (October 2011): 262–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9287-8.
Dillard AJ, Ubel PA, Smith DM, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Nair V, Derry HA, et al. The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2011 Oct;42(2):262–8.
Dillard, Amanda J., et al. “The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program.Annals of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 42, no. 2, Oct. 2011, pp. 262–68. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s12160-011-9287-8.
Dillard AJ, Ubel PA, Smith DM, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Nair V, Derry HA, Zhang A, Pitsch RK, Alford SH, McClure JB, Fagerlin A. The distinct role of comparative risk perceptions in a breast cancer prevention program. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2011 Oct;42(2):262–268.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1532-4796

ISSN

0883-6612

Publication Date

October 2011

Volume

42

Issue

2

Start / End Page

262 / 268

Related Subject Headings

  • Tamoxifen
  • Risk Assessment
  • Public Health
  • Models, Statistical
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Behavior
  • Female
  • Decision Making