Moving mammogram-reluctant women to screening: a pilot study.
Ann Behav Med
; 37(3): 343-9, 2009 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-19517203
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Effective interventions are needed for women long overdue for screening mammography.PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study is to pilot test an intervention for motivating overdue women to receive a mammogram.METHODS:
Subjects aged 45-79 without a mammogram in > or =27 months and enrolled in study practices were identified from claims data. The intervention included a mailed, educational booklet, computer-assisted barrier-specific tailored counseling and motivational interviewing, and facilitated, short-interval mammography scheduling.RESULTS:
Of 127 eligible women, 45 (35.4%) agreed to counseling and data collection. Most were > or =3 years overdue. Twenty-six (57.8%) of the counseled women got a mammogram within 12 months. Thirty-one (72.1%) of 43 counseled women moved > or =1 stage closer to screening, based on a modified Precaution Adoption Process Model.CONCLUSION:
It is feasible to reach and counsel women who are long overdue for a mammogram and to advance their stage of adoption. The intervention should be formally evaluated in a prospective trial comparing it to control or to proven interventions.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mamografia
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article