The Effect of Animation-Based Education on Menopausal Women's Attitudes, Behaviors, and Screening Test Participation Regarding Breast Cancer

Launched by INONU UNIVERSITY · Jun 20, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how watching animated videos can help women going through menopause learn more about breast cancer, improve their attitudes and behaviors toward it, and encourage them to take part in screening tests like self-exams or mammograms. The goal is to see if this type of education can make a positive difference in how women understand and act on breast cancer prevention.

Women who might join this study are those who are in menopause, have not been diagnosed with breast cancer, do not regularly check their breasts themselves, and have never had recent mammograms or professional breast exams. They also need to be able to read, have a smartphone and internet access, and not be pregnant or breastfeeding. Participants will take part in group sessions where they watch short, engaging animated videos about breast cancer. These sessions last about 40-45 minutes and include some tests before, during, and three months after the training to see how much they have learned and whether their behaviors have changed. This study will help researchers understand if animation-based education is a good way to support menopausal women in protecting their breast health.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Not having been diagnosed with breast cancer,
• • not performing regular self-examinations (those who performed self-examinations at least once a month were excluded),
• • not having had a mammogram (those who had a mammogram within the first six months after training were excluded),
• • not having undergone a clinical breast examination (those who underwent a clinical breast examination within the first 6 months after the training were excluded),
• • not breastfeeding or being pregnant, being literate, owning a smartphone,
• • having internet access,
• • not having uterine abnormalities,
• • having ovaries,
• • not having used sex hormones.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • never experiencing menopausal symptoms,
• • undergoing surgical menopause,
• • currently or previously using hormonal therapy,
• • having a psychiatric disorder,
• • having menstruated in the past year,
• • incomplete forms,
• • not fully participating in video-based education programs.