Mammography decision making: Trends and predictors of provider communication in the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended that the decision to initiate screening mammography before age 50 years should be individualized. Herein, the authors examined whether health care providers are communicating regarding mammography decision making with women and whether communication is associated with screening behavior.

Methods

Data were drawn from the 2011 to 2014 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). A total of 5915 female respondents aged ≥ 40 years who responded to the following question were included: "Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you could choose whether or not to have a mammogram?" We used logistic regression to generate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for predic

SUBMITTER: Spring LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5258770 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature