Systematic reviews as a "lens of evidence": Determinants of participation in breast cancer screening.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the determinants of the participation rate in breast cancer screening programs by conducting a systematic review of reviews.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search in PubMed via Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane identifying the literature up to April 2019. Out of 2258 revealed unique abstracts, we included 31 reviews, from which 25 were considered as systematic. We applied the Walsh & McPhee Systems Model of Clinical Preventive Care to systematize the determinants of screening participation.

Results

The reviews, mainly in high-income settings, reported a wide range for breast cancer screening participation rate: 16-90%. The determinants of breast cancer screening participation were simple low-cost interventions such as invitation letters, bas

SUBMITTER: Mandrik O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature