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BACKGROUND: Personalized breast cancer screening is a novel strategy that estimates individual risk based on age, breast density, family history of breast cancer, personal history of benign breast lesions, and polygenic risk. Its goal is to propose personalized early detection recommendations for women in the target population based on their individual risk. Our aim was to synthesize the factors that influence women's decision to participate in personalized breast cancer screening, from the perspective of women and health care professionals. METHODS: Systematic review of qualitative evidence on factors influencing participation in personalized Breast Cancer Screening. We searched in Medline, Web of science, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO for qualitative and mixed methods studies published up to March 2022. Two reviewers conducted study selection and extracted main findings. We applied the best-fit framework synthesis and adopted the Multilevel influences on the cancer care continuum model for analysis. After organizing initial codes into the seven levels of the selected model, we followed thematic analysis and developed descriptive and analytical themes. We assessed the methodological quality with the Critical Appraisal Skills Program tool. RESULTS: We identified 18 studies published between 2017 and 2022, conducted in developed countries. Nine studies were focused on women (n = 478) and in four studies women had participated in a personalized screening program. Nine studies focused in health care professionals (n = 162) and were conducted in primary care and breast cancer screening program settings. Factors influencing women's decision to participate relate to the women themselves, the type of program (personalized breast cancer screening) and perspective of health care professionals. Factors that determined women participation included persistent beliefs and insufficient knowledge about breast cancer and personalized screening, variable psychological reactions, and negative attitudes towards breast cancer risk estimates. Other factors against participation were insufficient health care professionals knowledge on genetics related to breast cancer and personalized screening process. The factors that were favourable included the women's perceived benefits for themselves and the positive impact on health systems. CONCLUSION: We identified the main factors influencing women's decisions to participate in personalized breast cancer screening. Factors related to women, were the most relevant negative factors. A future implementation requires improving health literacy for women and health care professionals, as well as raising awareness of the strategy in society.
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Objetivo: explorar la existencia de barreras de acceso a losservicios de salud en las historias de mujeres con cáncer demama, que han recibido apoyo de seis ong colombianas.Metodología: se llevó a cabo un estudio cualitativodescriptivo interpretativo, en cinco ciudades colombianas:Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Valledupar y Santa Marta, incluyendo44 mujeres apoyadas por seis ong. Se realizaron gruposfocales y entrevistas en profundidad. Resultados: en elproceso emergieron cuatro categorías: barreras ligadas alos determinantes estructurales, barreras originadas en losdeterminantes intermedios, herramientas para enfrentar lasbarreras y una categoría que hace referencia a la oportunidadde obtener un diagnóstico y un tratamiento de cáncer de mama.A partir de estas categorías, se propone un modelo de barrerasde acceso en cáncer de mama, desde la perspectiva de losdeterminantes sociales. Discusión: a pesar de los esfuerzos delpaís por mejorar la oportunidad en prevención, diagnóstico ytratamiento del cáncer ùincluyendo la promulgación de la ley1384 de 2010 (Ley Sandra Ceballos)ù, las mujeres con cáncerde mama enfrentan barreras de acceso a los servicios de salud,que están determinadas socialmente, y frente a las cuales elsistema muestra cierto nivel de incapacidad...
Objective: to explore the existence of barriers to healthcareaccess in the narratives of women with breast cancer who havereceived the support of six Colombian NGOs. Methodology:a descriptive qualitative interpretive study was carried out infive Colombian cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Santa Martaand Valledupar. Data was collected through focus groups andinterviews with 44 women supported by six NGOs. Results:in the process, four categories emerged: barriers linked to structural determinants, barriers arising from intermediatedeterminants, tools to address barriers and a category referring tothe opportunity for diagnosis and breast cancer treatment. Fromthese categories, a model of barriers preventing access to breastcancer-related healthcare is proposed from the perspective ofsocial determinants. Discussion: despite the Country's efforts toimprove the opportunity for prevention, diagnosis and treatmentof cancer -including the enactment of Act 1384 of 2010 (SandraCeballos Act)- women with breast cancer face barriers tohealthcare access which are socially determined and againstwhich the system shows some degree of inability...