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Promotion of attendance for mammographic screening through general practice
— a randomised trial of two strategies | | Author(s) | Kerrie A Clover, Selina Redman, John F Forbes |
| Journal title | Medical Journal of Australia, vol 156, 20 January 1992 |
| Pages | pp 91-95 |
| Keywords | Cancer ; Older women ; Screening ; General practice ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This Australian study conducted in private general practices in Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW), aimed to compare the effectiveness of two strategies in encouraging women to attend mammographic screening: an intensive patient education programme, and a simple practitioner recommendation to have a mammogram. 13 general practitioners (GPs) of a non-random sample of 20 GPs approached took part. Women aged 40-69 attending the 13 surgeries and accepted for the study were organised as follows: 92 in the simple recommendation group; and 83 in the patient education group. No significant difference in attendance rates was observed between the two groups: 82% of the simple recommendation group, and 91% of the patient education group attended for screening. These results suggest that mammographic screening can be effectively promoted in general practice without extensive patient education. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980108226 A |
| Classmark | CK: BD: 3V: L5: 7YA * |
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