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    Physicians

    Area of Science:

    • Oncology
    • Public Health
    • Medical Education

    Background:

    • Breast self-examination (BSE) is crucial for early breast cancer detection.
    • Physician endorsement significantly influences patient adoption of BSE behavior.
    • Understanding physician attitudes is key to promoting BSE.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the efficacy of mail questionnaires for assessing physicians' attitudes towards breast self-examination (BSE).
    • To determine if physician attitudes regarding BSE can be effectively captured via mail surveys.
    • To explore the impact of questionnaire length on response rates and respondent characteristics.

    Main Methods:

    • A pilot study utilizing self-administered mail questionnaires distributed to physicians.
    • Data collection focused on physician attitudes towards BSE and response patterns.

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  • Analysis of response rates in relation to questionnaire length (one, four, and eight pages).

    • Main Results:

    • Self-administered mail questionnaires are a viable tool for physician studies.
    • Response rates decreased with increased questionnaire length: 78% (1 page), 69% (4 pages), 57% (8 pages).
    • Questionnaire length did not impact respondent characteristics or the quality of question responses.

    Conclusions:

    • Mail questionnaires are effective for surveying physicians on topics like breast self-examination (BSE).
    • Optimizing questionnaire length is important for maximizing physician participation in research.
    • This method supports further research into physician influence on public health behaviors.