Journal Article

Assessment of Self-Reward Strategies for Maintenance of Breast Self-Examination

Peluso, Nancy W., Webster, Jacqueline A., Flynn, Brian S., Geller, Berta M., Solomon, Laura J., Mickey, Ruth M., Skelly, Joan M., Worden, John K.

1998

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Biological and medical sciences / Breast cancer / Breast Self-Examination - psychology / Female / Follow-Up Studies / Health Education / Humans / Intermittent / Internal-External Control / Medical sciences / Middle Aged / Motivation / Personality Assessment / Prevention and actions / Public health. Hygiene / Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine / Reward / Rewards / Self evaluation / Selfexamination / Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...) / Training / Women