Table 3.
Mean and standard deviation (SD) scores for the 10 individual subscales for four groups at all time points.
| Subscale | Time point | Intervention-1 | Control-1 | Intervention-2 | Control-2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Knowledge subscales | |||||||||
| S1-Breast variation and correct bra fit | Pre intervention | 3.09 | 0.48 | 3.21 | 0.39 | 2.97 | 0.49 | 3.17 | 0.45 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.89* | 0.17 | 3.24 | 0.40 | 3.74* | 0.26 | 3.19 | 0.48 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.81*† | 0.19 | 3.25 | 0.46 | 3.66*† | 0.27 | 3.14 | 0.39 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.79*‡ | 0.21 | 3.28 | 0.44 | 3.54*†‡ | 0.34 | 3.12 | 0.48 | |
| S2-Bra purchasing | Pre intervention | 3.28 | 0.52 | 3.45 | 0.41 | 3.05 | 0.61 | 3.32 | 0.57 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.75* | 0.23 | 3.39 | 0.46 | 3.57* | 0.37 | 3.24 | 0.55 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.58*† | 0.37 | 3.39 | 0.41 | 3.50*† | 0.39 | 3.24 | 0.46 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.51*‡ | 0.37 | 3.40 | 0.45 | 3.47*†‡ | 0.45 | 3.32 | 0.50 | |
| S3-Incorrect bra fit | Pre intervention | 2.72 | 0.71 | 2.65 | 0.70 | 2.58 | 0.77 | 2.72 | 0.73 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.78* | 0.38 | 2.68 | 0.72 | 3.63* | 0.47 | 2.70 | 0.74 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.69* | 0.33 | 2.61 | 0.69 | 3.57* | 0.39 | 2.71 | 0.67 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.53*†‡ | 0.38 | 2.61 | 0.70 | 2.97*†‡ | 0.69 | 2.69 | 0.61 | |
| S4-Breast anatomy and breast pain | Pre intervention | 3.12 | 0.44 | 2.99 | 0.38 | 2.81 | 0.48 | 3.08 | 0.44 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.82* | 0.21 | 2.97 | 0.37 | 3.73* | 0.29 | 3.09 | 0.43 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.71*† | 0.25 | 3.03 | 0.37 | 3.58*† | 0.28 | 3.05 | 0.41 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.69*‡ | 0.19 | 3.02 | 0.47 | 3.50*‡ | 0.33 | 3.00 | 0.43 | |
| S5-Breast bounce and breast sag | Pre intervention | 2.98 | 0.56 | 2.98 | 0.50 | 2.51 | 0.56 | 2.78 | 0.59 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.81* | 0.25 | 3.02 | 0.52 | 3.61* | 0.39 | 2.73 | 0.62 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.68*† | 0.29 | 3.06 | 0.54 | 3.52* | 0.36 | 2.80 | 0.57 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.66*‡ | 0.29 | 3.07 | 0.57 | 3.45*‡ | 0.46 | 2.81 | 0.60 | |
| S6-Sports bras | Pre intervention | 3.31 | 0.49 | 3.33 | 0.45 | 2.99 | 0.52 | 3.25 | 0.50 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.81* | 0.25 | 3.37 | 0.44 | 3.74* | 0.31 | 3.18 | 0.54 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.75* | 0.27 | 3.29 | 0.49 | 3.68* | 0.33 | 3.20 | 0.45 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.65*‡ | 0.29 | 3.38 | 0.47 | 3.54*†‡ | 0.42 | 3.19 | 0.50 | |
| S7-Breast awareness | Pre intervention | 3.32 | 0.46 | 3.49 | 0.34 | 3.11 | 0.59 | 3.36 | 0.47 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.92* | 0.12 | 3.47 | 0.41 | 3.76* | 0.25 | 3.32 | 0.40 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.79*† | 0.19 | 3.52 | 0.40 | 3.70*† | 0.23 | 3.39 | 0.36 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.72*‡ | 0.20 | 3.44 | 0.42 | 3.60*‡ | 0.36 | 3.33 | 0.50 | |
| S8-Breast cancer symptoms | Pre intervention | 2.39 | 0.62 | 2.61 | 0.63 | 2.32 | 0.62 | 2.37 | 0.66 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.63* | 0.44 | 2.65 | 0.56 | 3.40* | 0.56 | 2.34 | 0.67 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.46*† | 0.46 | 2.58 | 0.60 | 3.35*† | 0.47 | 2.36 | 0.72 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.30*‡ | 0.42 | 2.60 | 0.63 | 2.91*†‡ | 0.64 | 2.39 | 0.71 | |
| Attitude and habits subscales | |||||||||
| S9-Attitudes to breasts | Pre intervention | 3.09 | 0.56 | 3.16 | 0.45 | 2.88 | 0.68 | 2.98 | 0.65 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.32* | 0.55 | 3.13 | 0.48 | 3.20* | 0.61 | 2.91 | 0.51 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.54*† | 0.35 | 3.05 | 0.51 | 3.26*† | 0.57 | 2.91 | 0.42 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.37*† | 0.39 | 3.14 | 0.54 | 3.22* | 0.60 | 2.93 | 0.58 | |
| S10-Positive breast habits | Pre intervention | 2.50 | 0.68 | 2.41 | 0.63 | 2.43 | 0.65 | 2.72 | 0.66 |
| Immediately post-intervention | 3.20* | 0.52 | 2.47 | 0.60 | 2.88* | 0.56 | 2.74 | 0.60 | |
| 3-months post-intervention | 3.30*† | 0.49 | 2.46 | 0.59 | 3.24*† | 0.53 | 2.74 | 0.44 | |
| 6-months post-intervention | 3.09* | 0.56 | 2.52 | 0.62 | 3.00*† | 0.65 | 2.75 | 0.59 | |
S, subscale.
*
Significant difference compared to pre-intervention, p < 0.025.
†
Significant difference compared to previous time-point, p < 0.025.
‡
Significant difference between immediately to 6-months post-intervention, p < 0.025.