Effect of information about the benefits and harms of mammography on women's decision making: The InforMa randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Spain, women invited to breast screening are not usually informed about potential harms of screening. The objective of the InforMa study is to assess the effect of receiving information about the benefits and harms of breast screening on informed choice and other decision-making outcomes, in women approaching the age of invitation to mammography screening.

Methods

Two-stage randomised controlled trial. In the first stage, 40 elementary territorial units of the public healthcare system were selected and randomised to intervention or control. In the second stage, women aged 49-50 years were randomly selected. The target sample size was 400 women. Women in the intervention arm received a decision aid (DA) with detailed information on the benefits and harms of scre

SUBMITTER: Perez-Lacasta MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435150 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature