Determinants of guideline-concordant breast cancer screening by family physicians for women aged 40-49 years: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the current Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline recommends that physicians should inform women aged 40-49 years of the potential benefits and harms of screening mammography to support individualized decisions, previous reports of variation in clinical practice at the physician level suggest a lack of guideline-concordant care. We explored determinants (barriers and facilitators) of guideline-concordant care by family physicians regarding screening mammography in this age group.

Methods

We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews by phone with family physicians in the Greater Toronto Area from January to November 2020. We structured interviews using the Theoretical Domains Framework to explore determinants (barriers and facilita

SUBMITTER: Nadler MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9616605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature