US gynecologists' estimates and beliefs regarding ovarian cancer screening's effectiveness 5 years after release of the PLCO evidence.

ABSTRACT: Efficient patient care requires the conscientious use of current best evidence. Such evidence on ovarian cancer screening showed that the screening has no survival benefit but considerable harms; currently no medical organization recommends it. In a cross-sectional online survey study with 401 US outpatient gynecologists we investigated whether they follow the recommendation of their medical organizations in daily practice and report estimates of ovarian cancer screening's effectiveness that approximate current best evidence (within a ± 10 percent margin of error), and if not, whether a fact box intervention summarizing current best evidence improves judgments. Depending on question, 44.6% to 96.8% reported estimates and beliefs regarding screening's effectiveness that diverged from eviden

SUBMITTER: Wegwarth O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249225 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature