Factors associated with attendance at screening for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Attendance at population-based breast cancer (mammographic) screening varies. This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis assesses all identified patient-level factors associated with routine population breast screening attendance.

Design

CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, OVID, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched for studies of any design, published January 1987-June 2019, and reporting attendance in relation to at least one patient-level factor.

Data synthesis

Independent reviewers performed screening, data extraction and quality appraisal. OR and 95% CIs were calculated for attendance for each factor and random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken where possible.

Results

Of 19 776 studies, 335 were assessed at full text and

SUBMITTER: Mottram R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8634222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature