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.
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.
Authors: Sarah J Miller; Jamilia R Sly; Kemi B Gaffney; Zhiye Jiang; Brittney Henry; Lina Jandorf Journal: Transl Behav Med Date: 2020-05-20 Impact factor: 3.046
Authors: E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens; Bradley N Collins; Sybil Murphy; Heide Woo; Yuchiao Chang; Janelle Dempsey; Victoria Weiley; Jonathan P Winickoff Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2014-09-04 Impact factor: 5.043
Authors: Mary E Costanza; Roger Luckmann; Mary Jo White; Milagros C Rosal; Caroline Cranos; George Reed; Robin Clark; Susan Sama; Robert Yood Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2011-06-03 Impact factor: 2.655