Results of a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a culturally-targeted and a generic video on mammography screening among Chinese-American immigrants
Mené aux Etats-Unis auprès de 664 participantes d'origine chinoise et âgées de plus de 40 ans, cet essai randomisé évalue l'efficacité de supports audiovisuels et écrits pour les sensibiliser au dépistage du cancer du sein par mammographie
Background: Research comparing the effects of culturally-targeted and generic but linguistically appropriate intervention programs is limited. We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of a culturally-targeted video, a generic video, and a fact sheet (control) in promoting mammography screening among Chinese-American immigrants. Methods: We randomized 664 Chinese-American women from the Washington, DC and New York City areas who were >40 years and non-adherent to annual mammography screening guidelines to three study arms (each with ~221 women). The outcome was self-reported mammography screening six months post intervention. Measures of knowledge, Eastern cultural views, and health beliefs were administered before and after the intervention. Results: The culturally-targeted video, the generic video, and the fact sheet increased mammography utilization by 40.3%, 38.5%, and 31.1% from baseline, respectively. A significant intervention effect was observed only in one subgroup: The culturally-targeted video significantly increased mammography screening among low-acculturated women over the fact sheet (OR=1.70, 95% CI=1.04, 2.78). Overall, women who obtained a mammogram during the follow-up period reported significantly fewer barriers to screening after intervention than those who had not obtained screening. Both of the video groups reported fewer barriers after intervention than the control group. Conclusions: Both theoretically-guided videos increased the likelihood of mammography use to a similar extent. Cultural targeting was only effective for low-acculturated women. Both videos reduced perceived barriers to screening and consequently increased screening behavior. Impact: The results of this study provide empirical evidence on the efficacy of cultural targeting for minority immigrants.