@article{ref1,
title="Gail model risk assessment and risk perceptions",
journal="Journal of behavioral medicine",
year="2004",
author="Quillin, John M. and Fries, Elizabeth and McClish, Donna and Shaw de Paredes, Ellen and Bodurtha, Joann",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="205-214",
abstract="Patients can benefit from accessible breast cancer risk information. The Gail model is a well-known means of providing risk information to patients and for guiding clinical decisions. Risk presentation often includes 5-year and life-time percent chances for a woman to develop breast cancer. How do women perceive their risks after Gail model risk assessment? This exploratory study used a randomized clinical trial design to address this question among women not previously selected for breast cancer risk. Results suggest a brief risk assessment intervention changes quantitative and comparative risk perceptions and improves accuracy. This study improves our understanding of risk perceptions by evaluating an intervention in a population not previously selected for high-risk status and measuring perceptions in a variety of formats.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-7715",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}