Effect of false-positive screening mammograms on rescreening in Western Australia.
Med J Aust
; 196(11): 693-5, 2012 Jun 18.
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| ID: mdl-22708767
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To quantify the effect of previous false-positive mammogram results on rescreening rates in a population of women participating in the BreastScreen WA (BSWA) program. DESIGN ANDPARTICIPANTS:
Retrospective cohort study of women aged 50-69 years who received free screening mammograms at BSWA between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2007. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Percentages of women attending rescreening, and risk ratios for rescreening.RESULTS:
A total of 22 396 screening mammograms were falsely reported as positive, and 560 333 mammogram screens were reported as normal (negative). Women with a false-positive index mammogram result were less likely than women with a true-negative index mammogram result to attend rescreening at 27 months (67.6% v 70.7%; risk ratio, 0.96; P < 0.001). A reduced rescreening rate was seen in all subgroups of women except Indigenous women. Rescreening rates were affected by the types of assessment done at the recall visit.CONCLUSION:
Mammographic population screening services should keep their false-positive result rates low, to prevent women from being deterred from screening.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Mamografia
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Reações Falso-Positivas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article