Use of Videos to Support Breast Self-Examination Knowledge and Skills: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, and self-examination is the first-line intervention for the early detection of breast anomalies. Innovative educational tools and methods beyond the traditional face-to-face demonstration style are required to improve the effectiveness of the breast self-examination intervention. This study explored the type, source, and effectiveness of using BSE-related videos for improving BSE knowledge and skills. The PSALAR framework formed the foundation upon which the PICO framework was used to generate the search strategy. PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, CINAHL, EBSCO essentials, and Google Scholar were searched electronically. Using the PRISMA framework, eight studies that met the inclusion criteria were examined.The CASP checklist was used for quality assessment of the studies and relevant data were extracted with the JBI data extraction form. The two types of BSE videos deployed to support BSE were standalone instructional and Smartphone-based BSE videos and instructional videos were mostly used (87.5%). Individuals and healthcare organisations were identified as the sources of the BSE videos and individual sources were the origin of a majority of the BSE videos (62.5%). Exposing individuals or trainees to BSE videos significantly improved their BSE knowledge for three months after training (p = <0.05). Exposing individuals or trainees to BSE videos significantly improved their BSE skills for one year after training (p = <0.05). BSE videos are effective in improving BSE knowledge and skills when used to support BSE. Given that the major limitation of this study is that it included only eight studies due to a paucity of related studies and none of them was conducted in the United Kingdom, more elaborate studies on this subject are recommended.