The impact of translated reminder letters and phone calls on mammography screening booking rates: Two randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Participation in mammographic screening for breast cancer in Australia is approximately 54% among the general population, but screening among women from some culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds is lower. BreastScreen Victoria apply strategies to increase screening including reminder letters and phone calls; however, these are usually provided in English. Using intervention strategies generated from the Ophelia (OPtimise HEalth LIteracy and Access) community co-design process, translated mammography reminder letters and in-language phone calls were tested within two randomised control trials (RCTs). METHODS AND ANALYSIS:Women aged 50-75 years who were due for their 2-yearly screening mammography (for RCT#1) or were under-screened, i.e. ≥27 months since last

SUBMITTER: Beauchamp A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6953872 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature