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Breast and cervical cancer screening in a low-income managed care sample: The efficacy of physician letters and phone calls

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  • Lantz, P.M.
  • Stencil, D.
  • Lippert, M.T.
  • Beversdorf, S.
  • Jaros, L.
  • Remington, P.L.

Abstract

A randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the combined impact of a physician reminder letter and a telephone contact on the use of Pap tests and mammograms in a low-income managed care program. Women 40 to 79 years of age who were past due for cancer screening were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. Medical claims were reviewed after 6 months to determine intervention effectiveness. The odds of receiving all needed cancer screening tests during follow-up were four times higher in the intervention group. Women who reported having to take time off from work to see a doctor had lower odds of getting screened.

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  • Lantz, P.M. & Stencil, D. & Lippert, M.T. & Beversdorf, S. & Jaros, L. & Remington, P.L., 1995. "Breast and cervical cancer screening in a low-income managed care sample: The efficacy of physician letters and phone calls," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(6), pages 834-836.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:6:834-836_2
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    1. Jonah Musa & Chad J Achenbach & Linda C O’Dwyer & Charlesnika T Evans & Megan McHugh & Lifang Hou & Melissa A Simon & Robert L Murphy & Neil Jordan, 2017. "Effect of cervical cancer education and provider recommendation for screening on screening rates: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(9), pages 1-28, September.
    2. Carol Genet Kelley & Barbara J. Daly & Mary K. Anthony & Jaclene A. Zauszniewski & Kurt C. Stange, 2002. "Nurse Practitioners and Preventive Screening in the Hospital," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 11(4), pages 433-449, November.
    3. Raf Van Gastel & Tim Goedemé & Julie Janssens & Eva Lefevere & Rik Lemkens, 2017. "A Reminder to Pay Less for Healthcare: take-up of Increased Reimbursement in a large-scale randomized field experiment," Working Papers 1712, Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp.
    4. Jacques L Tamuzi & Ley M Muyaya & Jonathan L Tshimwanga & Linda Zeng, 2017. "Effectiveness of Mhealth to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening: Systematic Review of Interventions," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(3), pages 1-11, October.
    5. Jacques L Tamuzi & Ley M Muyaya & Jonathan L Tshimwanga & Linda Zeng, 2017. "Effectiveness of Mhealth to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening: Systematic Review of Interventions," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(3), pages 49-59, October.

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