Impact of the 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines on screening mammography rates on women in their 40s.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force breast cancer screening update recommended against routine screening mammography for women aged 40-49; confusion and release of conflicting guidelines followed. We examined the impact of the USPSTF update on population-level screening mammography rates in women ages 40-49.

Methods and findings

We conducted a retrospective, interrupted time-series analysis using a nationally representative, privately-insured population from 1/1/2006-12/31/2011. Women ages 40-64 enrolled for ≥ 1 month were included. The primary outcome was receipt of screening mammography, identified using administrative claims-based algorithms. Time-series regression models were estimated to determine the effect of the guideline change on screening mammogr

SUBMITTER: Wang AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3950187 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature