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The purpose of this study was to determine attitudes regarding the 2009 USPSTF Guidelines for breast cancer screening for women in their 40's and assess the effect of one of two newspaper articles on their attitudes. The population studied was women seeing their private gynecologist for annual exams in the 39-49 year old age group.
Subjects completed a baseline questionnaire listing demographics, previous experience with mammograms, and acquaintances with breast cancer. They then were randomly assigned one of two articles (one favorable and one unfavorable) that had been published in the newspaper regarding the USPSTF breast cancer screening guidelines. Their attitudes towards the safety of the guidelines and their willingness to comply with them was then measured.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guideline unfavorable article | Active Comparator |
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| Guideline favorable article | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| read unfavorable article prior to answering questions | Other | article title: "Taking a hit on healthcare- why that's women's work" |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Willingness to forgo mammograms from age 40-49 | within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Do you feel that the mammogram recommendations safe? | within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article | |
| Do attitudes regarding the breast cancer screening guidelines differ by acquaintance with breast cancer? | within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dale Magee, M.D., M.S. | University of Massachusetts, Worcester | Principal Investigator |
| AuTumn Davidson, M.D. | University of Massachusetts, Worcester | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UMassMemorial Medical Group- Auburn Gyn | Auburn | Massachusetts | 01501 | United States | ||
| Shrewsbury Ob-Gyn |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| read favorable article prior to answering questions | Other | read "A Backlash of Mistrust" |
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| Does willingness to forgo mammograms in their 40's differ by previous "false alarms" with mammography? | within 15 minutes of completion of reading assigned article |
| Shrewsbury |
| Massachusetts |
| 01545 |
| United States |
| UMassMemorial Medical Group- OB-GYN | Shrewsbury | Massachusetts | 01545 | United States |
| Women's Health of Central Mass | Worcester | Massachusetts | 01608 | United States |
| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |