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Efficacy of breast cancer appeals for promoting physical activity
Geoffrey Jalleh1, Robert J Donovan, Terry Slevin
1Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. g.jalleh@curtin.edu.au
Background:
We investigated the efficacy of breast cancer prevention messages in increasing intentions to be more active.
Method:
We randomly assigned 200 females aged 30-60 years to a breast cancer and physical activity message or a cardiovascular disease and physical activity message.
Results:
The breast cancer message was more believable and slightly more motivating to increase physical activity than the cardiovascular disease message, and 72% of respondents in the breast cancer condition increased their intention to increase their physical activity.
Conclusion:
The benefit of reducing the risk of breast cancer can be used to motivate increased physical activity in women.
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