Promoting mammography use through progressive interventions: is it effective? |
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Authors: | E S King B K Rimer J Seay A Balshem and P F Engstrom |
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Institution: | Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA 19012. |
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Abstract: | This study evaluated interventions implemented with women in a health maintenance organization who had not utilized their annual free mammogram referral 45 days (step 2) and 95 days (step 3) after its mailing. The step 2 evaluation compared mammography utilization for women randomly assigned to receive a brief reminder letter or no reminder: 42% of the reminder group vs 28% of the control group obtained mammograms. The step 3 evaluation compared utilization for women randomly assigned to receive a second reminder, a letter suggesting a preventive office visit, or telephone counseling: 29% of those who received telephone counseling, 14% of those who received a letter, and 12% of those who received a second reminder obtained mammograms. |
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