Patient Perception of Mammogram Guidelines

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Attitude, Practice Guideline, Breast Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01267877

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

247

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-05

Who can join

Age: 39 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• women aged 39-49 seeing their gynecologist for routine preventive care

You may not qualify if…

• women not aged 39-49
• women with breast cancer
• women not able to read English

Where it is running

• UMassMemorial Medical Group- Auburn Gyn — Auburn, Massachusetts, United States
• Shrewsbury Ob-Gyn — Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
• UMassMemorial Medical Group- OB-GYN — Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
• Women's Health of Central Mass — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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