Breast and cervical cancer screening in older women: The San Diego medicare preventive health project

Mayer, Joni A.; Slymen, Donald J.; Drew, Joseph; Wright, Bridget; Elder, John P.; Williams, Stephen J.

doi:10.1016/0091-7435(92)90049-n

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“…In our analysis, attendance rates for preventive health examinations in men and women above the age of 65 were lower than in middle-aged persons, but still higher than in those below 40 years. A similar inverse relationships between age above 65 and mammography screening behavior has been reported [20] and might be explained by the fact, that middle-aged people can be more easily reached by preventive health campaigns taking place e.g. at the work-place, while the present health care system is not primarily designed for the universal delivery of health promotion initiatives for the elderly.…”

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Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria

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BackgroundPreventive health check-ups in Austria are offered free of charge to all insured adults (98% of the population) and focus on early detection of chronic diseases, primary prevention, and health counseling. The study aims to explore predictors of compliance with the recommended interval of preventive health check-up performance.MethodsSource of data was the Austrian Health Interview Survey 2006/07 (15,474 subjects). Participation in a preventive health examination during the last three years was used as dependent variable. Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics were used as independent variables in a multivariate logistic regression analysis.ResultsResults show that 41.6% of men and 41.8% of women had attended a preventive health check-up within the last three years. In multivariate analysis, subjects ≥40 years, with higher education, higher income or born in Austria were significantly more likely to attend a preventive health check-up. Furthermore, a chronic disease was associated with a higher attendance rate (OR: 1.21; CI: 1.07-1.36 in men; OR: 1.19; CI: 1.06-1.33 in women).ConclusionsAttendance rates for health check-ups in the general Austrian population are comparatively high but not equally distributed among subgroups. Health check-ups must increase among people at a young age, with a lower socio-economic status, migration background and in good health.

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Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria

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“…Women who were more educated, married, or had a higher income were more likely to have had screenings than their counterparts (Caplan & Haynes, 1996; Edwards & Jones, 2000; Mayer et al, 1992). In addition, older women who were less disabled, less depressed, more anxious about the test, and had less activity limitation were more likely to obtain a mammogram (Caplan & Haynes, 1996; Edwards & Jones, 2000).…”

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“…In addition, older women who were less disabled, less depressed, more anxious about the test, and had less activity limitation were more likely to obtain a mammogram (Caplan & Haynes, 1996; Edwards & Jones, 2000). Older women who received routine checkups without symptoms or had a regular source of care were more likely to get mammograms (Caplan & Haynes, 1996; Juon et al, 2002; Mayer et al, 1992; Wismer et al, 1998). Fear of discovering a potentially serious condition, such as cancer (Morisky, Fox, Murata, & Stein, 1989), also affected rates of mammography in older women.…”

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Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Among Older Korean American Women

Eun¹,

Lee²,

Kim³

et al. 2009

J Gerontol Nurs

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Korean American women’s breast cancer screening rates are low, and the rates among older Korean American women are even lower. This article describes health beliefs related to older Korean American women’s screening behaviors, comparing them to beliefs of younger Korean American women. The 73 women age 65 and older had significantly different health beliefs than the 114 women between ages 40 and 64. Further, older women’s perceptions of the seriousness of the disease and benefits of and barriers to taking action to prevent the disease predated their screening behaviors. Interventions to change the health beliefs of older Korean American women are suggested.

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“…Research on the barriers to and facilitators of breast cancer screening have identified a wide variety of factors associated with this behavior, including personal characteristics (age, education, and income) cost, physician recommendation, and access-to-care issues (Bryant & Mah, 1992;Fox, Murata, & Stein, 1991;Grady, Lemkau, McVay, & Resinire, 1992;Horton, Romans, & Cruess, 1992;Kruse & Phillips, 1987;Mayer, Slymen, Drew, Wright, Elder, & Williams, 1992;Rimer, Ross, Cristinzio, & King, 1992;Rimer, Trock, & Engstrom, 1991). Generally, women with fewer years of formal education and lower levels of income are less likely to be screened for breast cancer (Bryant & Mah, 1992).…”

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“…Generally, women with fewer years of formal education and lower levels of income are less likely to be screened for breast cancer (Bryant & Mah, 1992). Older women also are less likely than younger women to be screened (Fox, et al, 1991;Grady, et al, 1992;Horton, Romans, & Cruess, 1992;Mayer, et al, 1992;. These data suggest that women at higher risk for breast cancer are less likely to receive screening.…”

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Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Populations: A Pilot Study

Sparks¹,

Ragheb²,

Given³

et al. 1996

The Journal of Rural Health

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This report describes the development and implementation of a pilot intervention project designed to determine the economic, logistic, behavioral, and attitudinal variables that influence rural women's participation in a community-based breast cancer screening program. This paper reports on survey responses of women who registered for this pilot breast cancer screening program. It includes information on all women who registered for the project--both those who received breast cancer screening and those who did not. The study is a pilot intervention project, the overall goal of which was to develop a network of community providers, organizations, and volunteers to facilitate breast cancer screening among rural women. Of the 159 women registered for this pilot program, 101 (63.5%) were screened (receiving both a clinical breast examination and mammogram). The attitudes of women surveyed through the project confirm the importance of a physician recommendation for breast cancer screening. More than 90 percent of both the screened and unscreened groups of women stated that a doctor's recommendation to have breast cancer screening is important. Further, nearly 42 percent of the unscreened group had never had a physician recommend breast cancer screening. Despite existing barriers to screening, this pilot study demonstrated that health care professionals and regional organizations that have not traditionally been associated with delivering health care in this particular community setting can successfully work together to implement breast cancer screening programs.

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Breast and cervical cancer screening in older women: The San Diego medicare preventive health project

Cited by 25 publications

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Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria

Predictors of participation in preventive health examinations in Austria

Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs Among Older Korean American Women

Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Populations: A Pilot Study

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