Characteristics Associated with Low-Value Cancer Screening Among Office-Based Physician Visits by Older Adults in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After a certain age, cancer screening may expose older adults to unnecessary harms with limited benefits and represent inefficient use of health care resources.

Objective

To estimate the frequency of cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening among adults older than US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) age thresholds at which screening is no longer considered routine and to identify physician and patient factors associated with low-value cancer screening.

Design

Observational study using pooled cross-sectional data (2011-2016) from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, a nationally representative probability sample of US office-based physician visits.

Participants

Analyses for cervical and breast cancer screening were limited to v

SUBMITTER: Gerend MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature