Mammography and Decision Aid Use for Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Decision aids for breast cancer screening are increasingly being used by physicians, but the association between physician practice decision-aid use and mammography rates remains uncertain. Using national data, this study examines the association between practice-level decision-aid use and mammography use among older women.

Methods

Physician practice responses to the 2017/2018 National Survey of Healthcare Organizations and Systems (n=1,236) were linked to 2016 and 2017 Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary data from eligible beneficiaries (n=439,684) aged 65-74 years. In 2021, multivariable generalized linear models estimated the association of practice decision-aid use for breast cancer screening and advanced health information technology functions with mammogr

SUBMITTER: Ross RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature