Motivators of Inappropriate Ovarian Cancer Screening: A Survey of Women and Their Clinicians.

ABSTRACT: This study examined why women and doctors screen for ovarian cancer (OC) contrary to guidelines. Surveys, based on the Theoretical Domains Framework, were sent to women in the Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer and family physicians and gynecologists who organized their screening. Of 1264 Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer women, 832 (65.8%) responded. In the past 2 years, 126 (15.1%) had screened. Most of these (n = 101, 80.2%) would continue even if their doctor told them it is ineffective. For women, key OC screening motivators operated in the domains of social role and goals (staying healthy for family, 93.9%), emotion and reinforcement (peace of mind, 93.1%), and beliefs about capabilities (t

SUBMITTER: Macdonald C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853181 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature