Barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening among high-risk women: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Women with greater than 20-25% lifetime breast cancer risk are recommended to have breast cancer screening with annual mammogram and supplemental breast MRI. However, few women follow these screening recommendations. The objective of this study was to identify barriers and facilitators of screening among women at high risk for breast cancer, guided by the Health Services Utilization Model (HSUM).

Methods

Unaffected high-risk women (N=63) completed semi-structured qualitative interviews exploring their experiences with breast cancer screening. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using a combined deductive and inductive approach.

Results

Most participants (84%) had received a screening mammogram; fewer (33%) had received a screenin

SUBMITTER: Conley CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786993 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature