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Maximizing Mammography Participation
Program Title | Maximizing Mammography Participation |
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Purpose | Designed to increase breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule and keep mammography appointments. (2000) |
Program Focus | Motivation |
Population Focus | Un- and/or Underscreened Individuals |
Topic | Breast Cancer Screening |
Age | This information has not been reported. |
Gender | This information has not been reported. |
Race/Ethnicity | This information has not been reported. |
Setting | This information has not been reported. |
Origination | United States |
Funded by | NCI (Grant number(s): CA63188) |
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Participants were members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) in Seattle that regularly sent recommendation letters to women when it was time to schedule their mammogram. A total of 1,765 women who did not schedule a mammogram within 2 months of receiving the mailed recommendation were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: a reminder postcard (n = 590), a reminder telephone call (n = 585), and a motivational call addressing barriers (n = 590). Women receiving reminder calls were contacted by a female scheduler, who made the appointment through a computer linkage to the radiology center. If concerns arose during a call, the scheduler would refer the woman to the personnel knowledgeable about breast cancer or to her primary care physician. Participants in the motivational call intervention group were contacted by a female masters-level counselor who could also schedule mammography appointments. The women were followed for 1 year to see whether they obtained a mammogram.
Results indicated:
- Women who received a reminder or motivational call were more likely to get a mammogram than women who were sent a postcard. Motivational and reminder calls were equivalent with respect to getting an appointment. Controlling for intervention effect, women with prior mammography were more likely to get a mammogram compared to women with no prior experience.
- The postcard was more cost-effective than either the reminder or the motivational call, but the advantage of the postcard was less significant among women who had never had a mammogram.
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