Measures

Participants responded to the 12-item Cancer Knowledge Questionnaire, or (CKQ)^1,24, as part of the pre-post program evaluation. Sample items include: “Alopecia is a word used to describe loss of appetite” [false] and “The words ‘in situ’ mean the cancer found was noninvasive” [true]. Response choices were True, False, or Don’t Know. CKQ items for the Portland sample were the same as previously reported in the Tucson sample^1,4 with the exception of Item #12: “Women with many risk factors are certain to get breast cancer” was changed to “Early detection of cancer increases the chances of survival” [true]. For the current analyses, for both pre- and post-, responses were recoded as either correct or incorrect.

Participants responded to a one-item confidence in cancer knowledge statement from the CKQ:^1,24 “I am confident that my knowledge of cancer and its treatment is enough for me to be able to do what I need to do.” Response is given via a 10-point scale ranging from 1 (Not true about me) to 10 (True about me).