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Lee IC, Chang CS, Du PL. Do healthier lifestyles lead to less utilization of healthcare resources? BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:243. [PMID: 28359277 PMCID: PMC5374670 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2185-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Governments are urged to determine methods to control the use of medical resources and curb the rise of healthcare costs. The question is, do health behaviors have an impact on the use of medical resources? This study aims to identify and understand the difference in the number of outpatient visits and health examinations based on various health behaviors and to determine whether patients seek medical care for illness from the same physicians. Methods This study used the dataset derived from the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2005. Persons older than 15 years were surveyed using an on-site questionnaire. A total of 2911 persons were enrolled in this study. Independent t-tests, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, multiple linear regression and binominal logistic regression were used in the data analysis. Results The regression model for the frequency of doctor visits, health examinations, and whether the same physician is sought for medical care has demonstrated significant correlations with gender, age and education-level variables. Four health behaviors (i.e., exercise habits, dietary habits, regular blood pressure measurement, drinking habits) exhibited a significant correlation with healthcare utilization (P <0.05). Conclusions Healthy lifestyles lead to an increase in the utilization of preventive health services. However, there is not much significantly reducing the number of outpatient visits in people with health behaviors. Specifically, people with regular exercise habits and who take their blood pressure measurement regularly have an increased number of outpatient visits. It is suggested that more available and accessible health consultation services be provided to inculcate in the general public the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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- I-Chen Lee
- Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, E-Da Cancer Hospital; School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, No.21, Yi-Da Road, Jiao-Su Village, Yan-Chao District, Kaohsiung City, 824, Taiwan
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- Department of Sport and Leisure, National Quemoy University, No.1, Daxue Rd., Jinning Township, Kinmen County, Kinmen, 892, Taiwan.
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Charaka H, Khalis M, Elfakir S, Chami Khazraji Y, Zidouh A, Abousselham L, El Rhazi K, Lyoussi B, Nejjari C. Organization and Evaluation of Performance Indicators of a Breast Cancer Screening Program in Meknes-Tafilalt Region, Morocco. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 17:5153-5157. [PMID: 28124875 PMCID: PMC5454651 DOI: 10.22034/apjcp.2016.17.12.5153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Objective: The benefits of screening and early detection of breast cancer, including reduced morbidity and mortality, have been well-reported in the literature. In 2011, a breast cancer screening program was launched in Meknes-Tafilalt region of Morocco. The aim of this study was to evaluate the early performance indicators of this program. Materials and Methods: This retrospective evaluative study was conducted between April 2012 and December 2014, in Meknes-Tafilalt region of Morocco. Several performance indicators of the breast cancer screening program were calculated: the compliance rate, the positivity rate, the referral rate, the cancer detection rate and the organizational indicators. Results: During 2012-2014, a total of 184,951 women participated in the breast cancer screening program. The compliance rate was 26%, the positive rate was 3.3%, the referral rate was 36.7%, and the cancer detection rate was 1.2 per 1,000 women. The median time between the date of clinical breast examination and the date of biopsy (or cyto-puncture) was 36 days. The median time between the date of positive mammography and the date of biopsy (or cyto-puncture) was 6 days. The median time between the date of clinical breast examination and the date of the first received treatment was 61 days. Conclusions: The program needs better monitoring, as well as implementation of quality assurance tools to improve performance in our country.
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- Hafida Charaka
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Morocco.
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Ho SSM, Choi KC, Wong CL, Chan CWH, Chan HYL, Tang WPY, Lam WWT, Shiu ATY, Goggins WB, So WKW. Uptake of breast screening and associated factors among Hong Kong women aged ≥50 years: a population-based survey. Public Health 2014; 128:1009-16. [PMID: 25443128 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the uptake of breast screening and its associated factors among Hong Kong Chinese women aged ≥50 years. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based survey. METHODS A sample of Hong Kong Chinese women was recruited through telephone random-digit dialling. The survey consisted of six sections: perceived health status, use of complementary medicine, uptake of breast screening, perceived susceptibility to cancer, family history of cancer and demographic data. The factors associated with uptake of breast screening were analysed using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS In total, 1002 women completed the (anonymous) telephone survey. The mean age was 63.5 (standard deviation 10.6) years. The uptake rate of breast screening among Hong Kong Chinese women aged ≥50 years was 34%. The primary reasons for undertaking breast screening were as part of a regular medical check-up (74%), prompted by local signs and symptoms (11%) and a physician's recommendation (7%). Higher educational level, married or cohabiting, family history of cancer, frequent use of complementary therapies, regular visits to a doctor or Chinese herbalist, and the recommendation of a health professional were all independently and significantly associated with increased odds of having had a mammogram. CONCLUSIONS This study provides community-based evidence of the need for public health policy to promote broader use of mammography services among this target population, with emphasis on the active involvement of health care professionals, through the development and implementation of appropriate evidence-based and resource-sensitive strategies.
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- S S M Ho
- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Psycho-oncology Research and Training, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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Dourado F, Carreira H, Lunet N. Mammography use for breast cancer screening in Portugal: results from the 2005/2006 National Health Survey. Eur J Public Health 2012; 23:386-92. [PMID: 22874736 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the patterns of mammography use is essential to promote the participation in breast cancer screening. OBJECTIVES To describe the patterns of screening mammography use in Portugal. METHODS As part of the fourth National Health Survey (2005/2006), 3045 women were evaluated in face-to-face interviews. The previous use of mammography for screening was classified as never or ever, and the latter was further grouped according to the time elapsed since the latest mammography. Having undergone the latest mammography >2 years before was considered underuse. We assessed the determinants of never having been screened by mammography and, among those who had been tested, the determinants of mammography underuse, through age- and education-adjusted odds ratios (ORs), with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). RESULTS Among women aged 45-49 and 50-69 years, 86.3% and 88.0%, respectively, underwent a screening mammography before, and most of them were tested in the previous 2 years. The lowest risk of never having been screened was in Norte (OR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.21-0.80) and the highest in Açores (OR = 4.04, 95% CI: 2.37-6.92), in comparison with Centro (the region with organized screening for a longer time). Participants with <4 years of formal education were more likely to have never been screened than the more educated (OR = 4.27, 95% CI: 1.67-10.89). Women with private health insurance (OR = 0.16, 95% CI: 0.04-0.65), as well as those who had undergone cervical cytology screening before (OR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30-0.85), had a lower risk of underuse. CONCLUSIONS This study provides useful information to improve the allocation of resources to breast cancer screening.
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- Fernanda Dourado
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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Dundar PE, Ozyurt BC, Erdurak K. Sociodemographic determinants of nonattendance in a population-based mammography screening program in the city of Manisa, Turkey. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:816903. [PMID: 22489204 PMCID: PMC3317549 DOI: 10.1100/2012/816903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives. Community based breast cancer screening has decreased breast cancer
mortality in women. This study examined the predictors of nonattendence for invitational
breast cancer screening in relation to socioeconomic status in the city of Manisa, in western
Turkey. Study Design. For the evaluation of the reasons for refusing to participate in the study,
two districts were selected. 446 women aged between 50 and 69 years were selected from the
program database by systematic random sampling. Methods. The questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic variables and the adapted
version of Champion's Health Belief Model Scale. Univariete and multivariete logistic
regression analysis were performed throughout the data analysis. Results. Being from an urban district and being from the western region were the risk
factors for not participating in the screening program (P = 0.014,
P = 0.023). A statistical
significance was found between mammography-benefit, mammography-barrier and program
participation (P = 0.044,
P = 0.006). Although there were many more barriers for not
participating in the screening program for the women of the slum district, the attendence rate
of the slum district was higher than that of the urban district. Conclusions. Increased attendance may be achieved through enhancement of breast
cancer awareness and by reducing some of the modifiable barriers.
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- Pınar Erbay Dundar
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, İstasyon Mevkii, 45020 Manisa, Turkey.
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AbstractThis paper presents a selective review of sociological gerontology in Canada, examining where it has been, where it is, and where it could go in the future in four general areas: inequality, population aging and the social construction of crisis; family relations and caregiving; work, retirement and income security; and health, health care systems, and health policy. This review suggests that the sociology of aging has not differentiated itself by the topic studied or by its applied and empirical focus, but rather in its unique perspective that reveals the importance of social structures for the personal and private experience of aging. In doing so, sociological gerontology rejects deterministic assumptions ofinevitability. The importance of relating the personal to the public and of continuing a critical examination of existing trends will continue into the future. An additional challenge will be the generation ofnew knowledge on how to transform institutions so that they better enhance the quality oflife ofseniors, including the identification of support of family structures and community environments, as well as more appropriate health and income security policies. This also includes research on effective and appropriate means of introducing new structures and implementing new policies and programs within the context of current social institutions.
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Park K, Park JH, Park JH, Kim HJ, Park BY. Does health status influence intention regarding screening mammography? Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010; 40:227-33. [PMID: 20064823 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyp160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We analyzed information surveyed from a community-based sample of Korean women older than 40 years of age to understand the relationships between health status and screening behavior. METHODS In a cross-sectional population-based study, a two-stage, geographically stratified household-based sampling design was used for assembly of a probability sample of women aged 40-69 years living in Gunpo in Korea, resulting in a total sample size of 503 women. The primary outcome variable for this analysis was the respondent's intention to obtain a mammogram. Predictor variables included health status and other factors known to influence the use of cancer screening, such as age, education, income, marital status and the presence of co-morbid illnesses. Health status was assessed by using the EuroQol (EQ-5D). RESULTS The median EQ visual analogue scale score was 75.0, ranging from 20 to 100. In bivariate analyses, the percentage of women reporting to have intention toward mammography use decreased with worsening health status. Women who had problems with mobility or anxiety/depression showed lower intention to undergo future screening mammography. Multivariate logistic regression confirmed that health status was significantly associated with intention toward mammography use. Anxiety or depression was an independent predictor of future screening mammography use. CONCLUSIONS Health status is significantly associated with intention regarding screening mammography use. Physicians or other health professionals should be aware that health status is an important component for health promotion, and should pay more attention to clients' possible vulnerability in screening mammography use due to their poor health status.
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- Keeho Park
- Cancer Information and Education Branch, National Cancer Center, 809 Madu 1-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 410-769, Korea.
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Esteva M, Ripoll J, Leiva A, Sánchez-Contador C, Collado F. Determinants of non attendance to mammography program in a region with high voluntary health insurance coverage. BMC Public Health 2008; 8:387. [PMID: 19014522 PMCID: PMC2596126 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background High participation rates are needed to ensure that breast cancer screening programs effectively reduce mortality. We identified the determinants of non-participation in a public breast cancer screening program. Methods In this case-control study, 274 women aged 50 to 64 years included in a population-based mammography screening program were personally interviewed. Socio-demographic characteristics, health beliefs, health service utilization, insurance coverage, prior mammography and other preventive activities were examined. Results Of the 192 cases and 194 controls contacted, 101 and 173, respectively, were subsequently interviewed. Factors related to non-participation in the breast cancer screening program included higher education (odds ratio [OR] = 5.28; 95% confidence interval [CI95%] = 1.57–17.68), annual dental checks-ups (OR = 1.81; CI95%1.08–3.03), prior mammography at a private health center (OR = 7.27; CI95% 3.97–13.32), gynecologist recommendation of mammography (OR = 2.2; CI95%1.3–3.8), number of visits to a gynecologist (median visits by cases = 1.2, versus controls = 0.92, P = 0.001), and supplemental private insurance (OR = 5.62; CI95% = 3.28–9.6). Among women who had not received a prior mammogram or who had done so at a public center, perceived barriers were the main factors related to non-participation. Among women who had previously received mammograms at a private center, supplemental private health insurance also influenced non-participation. Benign breast symptoms increased the likelihood of participation. Conclusion Our data indicate that factors related to the type of insurance coverage (such as prior mammography at a private health center and supplemental private insurance) influenced non-participation in the screening program.
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- Magdalena Esteva
- Research Unit, Majorca District Department of Primary Health Care, Balearic Institute of Health, Reina Esclaramunda 9, 07003 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Couture MC, Nguyen CT, Alvarado BE, Velasquez LD, Zunzunegui MV. Inequalities in breast and cervical cancer screening among urban Mexican women. Prev Med 2008; 47:471-6. [PMID: 18675296 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the equity of screening for breast and cervical cancer among women aged 50 and over living in Mexico City according to the Andersen behavioural model. METHODS Logistic regressions were used to analyze the associations of predisposing factors, enabling resources and health needs with mammography and Pap testing among 1323 women aged 50 and over living in Mexico City. The data were taken from SABE, a survey conducted in Latin American and Caribbean cities in 1999-2000. RESULTS Referring to the previous two years, use of mammography was less frequent (14.8%) than Pap testing (53.7%). Higher education and having private health insurance were associated with receiving both procedures. Being married was associated with receipt of Pap testing, while being unmarried was associated with mammography. Younger women were more likely to receive a Pap test. Other cancer prevention behaviours were strong predictors of mammography and Pap test use. CONCLUSIONS There are inequities in access to cancer screening services among women aged 50 and over in Mexico. Cancer prevention programs need to implement strategies that guarantee free and accessible services independently of social conditions or type of health insurance. The observed clustering of screening services suggests that packaging screening programs for gynaecological cancer could be used to increase coverage.
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- Marie-Claude Couture
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, Succursale Centre Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C3J7.
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Cabeza E, Esteva M, Pujol A, Thomas V, Sánchez-Contador C. Social disparities in breast and cervical cancer preventive practices. Eur J Cancer Prev 2007; 16:372-9. [PMID: 17554211 DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000236243.55866.b0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Knowledge of factors related to the use of preventive practices is essential in order to build strategies to decrease cancer incidence and mortality. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of women who periodically use cervical smear and mammography. This is a cross-sectional study based on the 2001 Balearic Health Survey, using a stratified sample of non-institutionalized population resident in the Balearic Islands. The study included 560 women, aged 20 years or over. The variables studied were age, marital status, social class, education, place of residence and birth, self-perceived health status, satisfaction with health services, job status and type of medical coverage. A multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression models. Thirty-five per cent had regular mammography (72% between 50 and 64 years) and 54% had cervical smears. The probability of having undergone mammography is higher in women between the ages of 50 and 64 years [odds ratio (OR)=11.74; interval confidence (IC): 5.89-23.39] and in those with additional medical coverage (OR=1.97; IC: 1.19-3.27) and much lower in single women (OR=0.22; IC: 0.10-0.49). The probability of having undergone a Pap test increases according to educational level (OR=2.25; IC: 0.98-5.18 for women in the higher level) and social class (OR=1.98; IC: 0.91-4.28 for social class I) and decreases in women older than 65 years (OR=0.15; IC: 0.07-0.35) and in single women (OR=0.29; IC: 0.16-0.50). Age and marital status are factors related to both practices. Socio-economic status remains associated with cervical smear use, while having an additional medical coverage increases the probability of regular mammography.
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- Elena Cabeza
- Department of Public Health, Balearic Department of Health and Consumer Affairs, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Kennedy J, Morgan S. Health care access in three nations: Canada, insured America, and uninsured America. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES 2007; 36:697-717. [PMID: 17175842 DOI: 10.2190/ec30-kp22-ra84-ral4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This analysis provides new statistics for one of the oldest and fiercest debates in American health policy: whose residents have better access to health care, the United States' or Canada's? Data from the 2002-2003 Joint Canada U.S. Survey of Health show that, despite major differences in their health systems, most Canadians and Americans get the care they need. However, one group of Americans is much more likely to report serious access barriers--the uninsured. About one-third of currently or recently uninsured Americans, aged 18 to 64, said they could not get needed health care (over three times the rate of insured Americans or Canadians). Compared with Canadians and insured Americans, the uninsured are less likely to use hospital or physician services, and those who do are less satisfied with the care they receive. They are also less likely to purchase prescribed medications, due to cost. From a consumer perspective, the most salient feature of the Canadian system is its universality. In contrast, insured Americans under age 65 are at risk of losing their insurance and facing substantial access barriers.
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- Jae Kennedy
- Department of Health Policy and Adminstration, Washington State University, Spokane 99210, USA.
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Determinants of a healthy lifestyle and use of preventive screening in Canada. BMC Public Health 2006; 6:275. [PMID: 17090313 PMCID: PMC1636639 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background This study explores the associations between individual characteristics such as income and education with health behaviours and utilization of preventive screening. Methods Data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 1998–9 were used. Independent variables were income, education, age, sex, marital status, body mass index, urban/rural residence and access to a regular physician. Dependent variables included smoking, excessive alcohol use, physical activity, blood pressure checks, mammography in past year and Pap smear in past 3 years. Logistic regression models were developed for each dependent variable. Results 13,756 persons 20 years of age and older completed the health portion of the NPHS. In general, higher levels of income were associated with healthier behaviours, as were higher levels of education, although there were exceptions to both. The results for age and gender also varied depending on the outcome. The presence of a regular medical doctor was associated with increased rates of all preventive screening and reduced rates of smoking. Conclusion These results expand upon previous data suggesting that socioeconomic disparities in healthy behaviours and health promotion continue to exist despite equal access to medical screening within the Canadian healthcare context. Knowledge, resources and the presence of a regular medical doctor are important factors associated with identified differences.
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Peipins LA, Shapiro JA, Bobo JK, Berkowitz Z. Impact of women's experiences during mammography on adherence to rescreening (United States). Cancer Causes Control 2006; 17:439-47. [PMID: 16596296 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-0447-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Accepted: 11/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between womens' experiences during mammography and their likelihood of being rescreened after receiving a negative or benign mammogram. METHODS Telephone interview and medical record data were collected from a random sample of enrollees from four states in a national screening program targeting uninsured and underinsured women at least 30 months after they had undergone an index mammogram in 1997. We calculated 30-month rescreening rates by prior mammography characteristics including pain and embarrassment, worry, convenience of appointment time, treatment by staff, and financial considerations. RESULTS Of the 2,000 women in the sampling frame, 1,895 (93.6%) were located, 1,685 (88.6%) were interviewed and 1,680 provided data required for our analysis. Overall, 81.5% of the women had undergone rescreening. More than 90% of the women reported being 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with treatment by facility staff, facility location and wait time during the appointment. Statistically significant decreased rescreening rates were seen for women who reported feeling embarrassed and for women reporting dissatisfaction with ability to schedule a convenient appointment time. CONCLUSION These results suggest that providing additional reassurance and privacy may increase rescreening rates.
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- Lucy A Peipins
- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA.
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Individual and regional determinants of mammography uptake. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2004. [PMID: 15362474 DOI: 10.1007/bf03405134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Analysis of mammography utilization has traditionally been performed from an individual-level perspective. The purpose of this study was to explore the combined influence of individual- and regional-level determinants of mammography utilization. METHODS Logistic hierarchical multilevel modelling was used to investigate the influences of region of residence and individual characteristics on mammography utilization. Socioeconomic status information about health planning regions was derived from the 1996 Canadian Census. Individual-level information was extracted from the 1996 National Population Health Survey. RESULTS After controlling for individual-level education, regions with fewer high school graduates had lower levels of mammography utilization. A cross-level interaction between regional-level education and individual-level social involvement was found. Other individual-level variables associated with screening confirmed previous literature findings. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that higher levels of participation in social activities modify the detrimental influence on mammography utilization of living in a less educated region. This challenges the current focus of mammography screening research on individual-level determinants of uptake. Multilevel, synergistic strategies to possibly achieve higher levels of screening should be considered by health promotion program planners.
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Kazanjian A, Morettin D, Cho R. Health Care Utilization by Canadian Women. BMC WOMENS HEALTH 2004; 4 Suppl 1:S33. [PMID: 15345096 PMCID: PMC2096683 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-4-s1-s33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Health Issues While women are reported to be more frequent users of health services in Canada, differences in women's and men's health care utilization have not been fully explored. To provide an overview on women's healthcare utilization, we selected two key issues that are important for public policy purposes: access to care and patterns of utilization. These issues are examined using primarily data from the 1998/99 National Population Health Survey, complemented by the 2000 Canadian Community Health Survey and the 2001 Health Service Access Survey. Key Findings • Women are twice as likely as men to report a regular family physician, but that proportion is very low (15.8%). • Women report significantly shorter specialist wait times (20.9 days) than men (55.4 days) for mental health, while the reverse is true for asthma and other breathing conditions (10.8 for men, 78.8 for women). • Reported mean wait times are significantly lower for men than for women pertaining to overall diagnostic tests: for MRI, 70.3 days for women compared to 29.1 days for men. Data Gaps and Recommendations • Measurement of possible system bias and its implication for equitable and quality healthcare for women requires larger provincial samples of the national surveys, along with a longitudinal design. • Either a national database on preventive services, or better alignment of provincial databases pertaining to health promotion and preventive services, is needed to facilitate data linkage with national surveys to undertake longitudinal studies that support gender based analyses.
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- Arminée Kazanjian
- Health Care & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Avenue, James Mather Building, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, 429-2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, 120 Colonnade Rd, Ottawa, Canada
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BACKGROUND Despite established links among heavy alcohol consumption, other poor health behaviors, and poor health status, no Canadian study has specifically addressed the relationship between drinking and the use of preventive healthcare services. This study examines the relationship between drinking and female-specific preventive health service use through a secondary analysis of the 1996-1997 NPHS. METHODS Recent use of Pap smears and mammograms was examined in relation to current alcohol consumption, using multivariate logistic regression (weighted n = 25,095). RESULTS In general, there was a trend toward greater odds of recent service use among light and moderate drinkers than among heavy drinkers and lifetime abstainers. However, only moderate drinkers were significantly (P < 0.01) more likely than abstainers to have recently had a Pap smear. CONCLUSIONS The trend toward lower use of preventive services by heavy drinkers is concerning considering the established harmful effects of prolonged alcohol consumption on health and the tendency for multiple risk behaviors to cluster together in the same individuals. Early detection of departures from good health may alleviate the elevated use of healthcare services among those diagnosed with alcohol use disorders.
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- Karen A Urbanoski
- Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Dominick KL, Skinner CS, Bastian LA, Bosworth HB, Strigo TS, Rimer BK. Provider characteristics and mammography recommendation among women in their 40s and 50s. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2003; 12:61-71. [PMID: 12639370 DOI: 10.1089/154099903321154158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Healthcare provider recommendation for mammography is one of the strongest predictors of women's mammography use, but few studies have examined the association of provider characteristics with mammography recommendations. We examined the relationship of provider gender, age, medical specialty, and duration of relationship with the patient to report mammography recommendation. METHODS Participants were women ages 40-45 and 50-55 who were part of a larger intervention study of decision making about mammography. We examined the relationship of provider characteristics to patient-reported mammography recommendations at baseline and at 24-month follow-up. RESULTS At baseline, 74% of women in their 40s and 79% of women in their 50s reported provider mammography recommendations within the prior 2 years. Proportions were similar at the 24-month follow-up. In multivariate logistic regression models including both patient and provider characteristics, women in their 40s who had female providers were more likely to report mammography recommendations than those with male providers at baseline (OR=1.83, p=0.01) and follow-up (OR=1.74, p=0.03). Among women in their 50s, participants whose regular providers were primary care physicians were more likely to report recommendations at baseline than those whose regular providers were obstetrician/gynecologists (OR=1.68, p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS About one fourth of women in this study reported not having been advised by a healthcare provider to have a mammogram. All women in the study had health insurance. Among women in their 40s, for whom mammography guidelines were controversial at the time of data collection, provider gender was an important predictor of patient-reported mammography recommendation.
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- Kelli L Dominick
- Health Services Research and Development, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27713, USA.
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Hsia J, Kemper E, Kiefe C, Zapka J, Sofaer S, Pettinger M, Bowen D, Limacher M, Lillington L, Mason E. The importance of health insurance as a determinant of cancer screening: evidence from the Women's Health Initiative. Prev Med 2000; 31:261-70. [PMID: 10964640 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Amid current changes in health care access across the United States, the importance of health insurance status and insurance type relative to demographic, actual, and perceived health variables as determinants of screening for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer is uncertain. This analysis evaluates the hypothesis that health insurance independently predicts cancer screening in the Women's Health Initia tive Observational Study cohort. METHODS Questionnaire data from 55,278 women en rolled in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study between September 1994 and February 1997 were analyzed by multiple logistic regression to identify predictors of self-reported mammography within 2 years, Pap smear within 3 years, and stool guaiac or flexible sigmoidoscopy within 5 years. RESULTS Positive determinants of reporting cancer screening were age, ethnic origin, household income, educational level, family history of cancer, having a usual care provider, time since last provider visit, and insurance status and type. Smoking, diabetes, and, among older women, prior cardiovascular events were negative determinants of cancer screening. Among women younger than 65, lacking health insurance or having fee-for-service insurance was strongly associated with failure to report cancer screening, independently of having or using a usual care provider and of demographics, self-perceived health, and health characteristics. Among women 65 and older, those with Medicare alone were less likely, whereas those with Medicare + prepaid insurance were more likely, to report cancer screening. CONCLUSIONS In the Women's Health Initiative Obser vational Study, a large, diverse group of older women, health insurance type and status were among the most important determinants of cancer screening indepen dent of demographics, chronic health conditions, and self-perceived health characteristics.
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- J Hsia
- Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
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Bellón JA, Lardelli P, Luna JD, Delgado A. Validity of self reported utilisation of primary health care services in an urban population in Spain. J Epidemiol Community Health 2000; 54:544-51. [PMID: 10846198 PMCID: PMC1731703 DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.7.544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the validity and factors related with the validity of self reported numbers of visits to a primary health care centre, in comparison with the recorded number. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING The urban area served by the Zaidín-Sur Primary Health Care Centre (Granada, Spain). PARTICIPANTS Two population samples (236 high users and 420 normal users) who were seen at the centre from 1985 to 1991 were interviewed in 1993. MAIN RESULTS A net tendency to overreport the actual number of visits was observed. Absolute concordance between self reported and recorded utilisation decreased as time interval lengthened, although this mainly reflected the increase in maximum variability both with time interval length and with the number of recorded visits. Corrected Spearman rho coefficients obtained between the number of self reported and recorded visits ranged from 0.602 for the two weeks before the interview to 0.678 for the year before. Regression slopes of self reported utilisation upon recorded utilisation did not change between periods. In multiple regression analyses the actual number of visits was the main factor associated with both underreporting and overreporting. Older age was also significantly associated with underreporting. Poor health status and high satisfaction with health care were significantly associated with overreporting. CONCLUSIONS There was a substantial degree of inaccuracy in self reported utilisation, with a net tendency to overreport the number of visits. In relative terms, however, accuracy of self reports did not seem to decrease appreciably as the recall time lengthened. To compare the accuracy of different measures, it is important to take into account the maximum variability of each one. Otherwise, contradictory results may be obtained.
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- J A Bellón
- Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Granada, Centro de Salud Zaidín-Sur, Granada, Spain
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Zambrana RE, Breen N, Fox SA, Gutierrez-Mohamed ML. Use of cancer screening practices by Hispanic women: analyses by subgroup. Prev Med 1999; 29:466-77. [PMID: 10600427 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study compares the use of three cancer screening practices (Pap smear, mammogram, and clinical breast examination) 3 years prior to interview among five subgroups of Hispanic women, and examines whether sociodemographic; access; health behavior, perception, and knowledge; and acculturation factors predict screening practices for any subgroup. METHODS Descriptive and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted with data pooled from the 1990 and 1992 National Health Interview Surveys on women who reported that they were Hispanic. The study sample includes 2,391 respondents: 668 Mexican-American, 537 Mexican, 332 Puerto Rican, 143 Cuban, and 711 other Hispanic women. RESULTS Subgroup profiles reveal differences in education, health insurance, use of English language, and screening use. Mexican women were the least likely to be screened with any procedure. Logistic regression results for each screening practice show that having a usual source of care was a positive predictor for obtaining each of the three screening practices within the last 3 years. Being married, being more than 50 years of age, and having knowledge of breast self-examination were all predictors of having a Pap smear. Having health insurance and ever having had a clinical breast examination and Pap smear were predictors of having a mammography, while age, knowledge of breast self-examination, ever having had a Pap smear and mammogram, and being a nonsmoker all predicted having a clinical breast examination. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that access factors and prior screening are more strongly associated with current screening than are language and ethnic factors. Our data confirm that a disproportionate percentage of Hispanic women are low income and at risk of being underscreened. Our findings from a nationally representative sample of Hispanics have implications for provider practices, ethnic-specific community interventions, and future development of measures and data collection approaches.
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- R E Zambrana
- Social Work Program, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA.
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Haggerty J, Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, Beaulieu MD, Kishchuk N. Screening mammography referral rates for women ages 50 to 69 years by recently-licensed family physicians: physician and practice environment correlates. Prev Med 1999; 29:391-404. [PMID: 10564631 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1999.0558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physician mammography referral remains below optimal levels despite a long-standing recommendation that all women ages 50 to 69 years receive screening mammography every 1 to 2 years. The purpose of this study was to determine physician and practice environment predictors of family physicians' screening mammography referral rates to women ages 50-69 years. METHOD A cohort of 498 recently-licensed family physicians was followed for 18-months of incipient medical practice. The referral rate was the percentage of new clinically eligible women patients seen in a primary care context who had a screening mammogram ordered by the study physician. Mammograms and independent variables were identified from physician claims to a Canadian universal health insurance agency. The effects of factors in a conceptual framework were assessed using multivariable linear regression. RESULTS Correlates of higher mammography referral rates were female gender, better general prevention knowledge, the combination of comprehensive inquiry and continuity care, lower patient volume, and lower shared primary care (multivariable model R(2) = 0.47). Factors belonging to practice environment explained more of the observed variance than did physician characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Mammography referral varies enormously and almost half of the variance is explained by physician characteristics and practice preferences. Higher mammography referral is observed in practices with more comprehensive and continuity care.
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- J Haggerty
- Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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O'Malley AS, Kerner J, Johnson AE, Mandelblatt J. Acculturation and breast cancer screening among Hispanic women in New York City. Am J Public Health 1999; 89:219-27. [PMID: 9949753 PMCID: PMC1508521 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.89.2.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated whether acculturation was associated with the receipt of clinical breast examinations and mammograms among Colombian, Ecuadorian, Dominican, and Puerto Rican women aged 18 to 74 years in New York City in 1992. METHODS A bilingual, targeted, random-digit-dialed telephone survey was conducted among 908 Hispanic women from a population-based quota sample. Outcome measures included ever and recent use of clinical breast examinations and mammograms. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the effect of acculturation on screening use. RESULTS When demographic, socioeconomic, and health system characteristics and cancer attitudes and beliefs were controlled for, women who were more acculturated had significantly higher odds of ever and recently receiving a clinical breast examination (P < or = .01) and of ever (P < or = .01) and recently (P < or = .05) receiving a mammogram than did less acculturated women. For all screening measures, there was a linear increase in the adjusted probability of being screened as a function of acculturation. CONCLUSIONS Neighborhood and health system interventions to increase screening among Hispanic women should target the less acculturated.
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- A S O'Malley
- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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Burton MV, Warren R, Price D, Earl H. Psychological predictors of attendance at annual breast screening examinations. Br J Cancer 1998; 77:2014-9. [PMID: 9667685 PMCID: PMC2150324 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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This retrospective analysis of psychological predictors of attendance studied the women from the annual screening arm of the United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research (UKCCCR) trial of annual screening mammography for the early detection of breast cancer. Some women attended screening at the first invitation in year 1 (attenders), others did not attend for screening at any time (non-attenders), whereas a third group delayed attending until year 2 (ambivalent attenders). A total of 147 women were recruited to the study: 80 attenders, 28 non-attenders and 39 ambivalent attenders. It proved extremely difficult to contact non-attenders to take part in the study. Non-attenders were significantly more depressed on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; had experienced more miscarriages, stillbirths or terminations of pregnancy; were less knowledgeable about mammography; and were displeased to have received an invitation to screening. Whereas non-attenders are unlikely ever to attend breast screening because of their long-standing attitudes and preferred coping styles, ambivalent attenders may become more amenable to screening with the passage of time. In this study such women were persuaded to attend in year 2 with a simple, cost-effective intervention: an additional invitation letter after a year.
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- M V Burton
- Breast Screening Service, St Margaret's Hospital, Epping, Essex, UK
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Lantz PM, Weigers ME, House JS. Education and income differentials in breast and cervical cancer screening. Policy implications for rural women. Med Care 1997; 35:219-36. [PMID: 9071255 DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199703000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Despite substantial evidence of socioeconomic differences in the use of breast and cervical cancer screening, the mechanisms explaining these differences, and therefore their policy implications are not well understood. We investigated the way that education and income influence rural women's use of mammograms and Pap tests, including financial barriers to medical care, knowledge and attitudinal barriers, and nonfinancial factors related to health-care access. METHODS Data were from a population-based telephone survey of 2,346 rural Wisconsin women aged 40 years and older. Logistic regression analyses and simulation exercises were conducted. RESULTS The strongest barriers to screening in this rural population were nonfinancial impediments to access. Removing economic barriers did not lead to significant increases in screening when other types of barriers were present. CONCLUSIONS Policies and interventions that focus on the most visible differences that exist between rural women of differing socioeconomic levels (ie, differences in the ability to afford health services) and do not simultaneously address knowledge, attitudinal, and health-care access barriers will fall short of their goal to increase breast and cervical cancer screening.
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- P M Lantz
- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Vickrey BG, Hays RD, Harooni R, Myers LW, Ellison GW. A health-related quality of life measure for multiple sclerosis. Qual Life Res 1995; 4:187-206. [PMID: 7613530 DOI: 10.1007/bf02260859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 692] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The need for measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for clinical effectiveness research and for quality of care research, particularly for chronic diseases, is increasingly recognized. We assessed a measure of HRQOL for people with multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological condition. We used the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0 (aka SF-36) as a generic core measure, to enable comparisons of HRQOL of patients with multiple sclerosis to those of other patient populations and to the general population. To enhance comparisons within groups of multiple sclerosis patients, these items were supplemented with 18 additional items in the areas of health distress (four items), sexual function (four items), satisfaction with sexual function (one item), overall quality of life (two items), cognitive function (four items), energy (one item), pain (one item), and social function (one item). The final measure, the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life (MSQOL)-54 Instrument, contains 52 items distributed into 12 scales, and two single items. Internal consistency reliability estimates for the 12 multi-item scales ranged from 0.75 to 0.96 in a sample of 179 patients with multiple sclerosis. Test-retest intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.66 to 0.96. Exploratory factor analysis confirmed two underlying dimensions of physical health and mental health. Construct validity was supported by significant associates between MSQOL-54 scales and degree of multiple sclerosis symptom severity in the prior year, level of ambulation, employment limitations due to health, admission to hospital in the previous year, and depressive symptoms.
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- B G Vickrey
- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles
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