TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations
T2 - Effect on mammography screening in Olmsted County, MN 2004-2013
AU - Finney Rutten, Lila J.
AU - Ebbert, Jon O.
AU - Jacobson, Debra J.
AU - Squiers, Linda B.
AU - Fan, Chun
AU - Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki
AU - Roger, Véronique L.
AU - St. Sauver, Jennifer L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was made possible using the resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01AG034676 . The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Objective: We assessed changes in adherence to screening mammography recommendations with the introduction of the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations in 2009. Methods: Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project data linkage system, we examined mammography screening from 2004 to 2013 in 31,377 women 40. years of age and older residing in Olmsted County, MN before and after the 2009 change in recommendations. Chi-square was used to compare screening rates before and after changes in recommendations overall, by age group, and by baseline adherence. Results: Among women 40 years and older, declines in screening were observed: 69% of the population was adherent in 2004-2005, 61% in 2006-2009 and 53% in 2010-2013. Absolute decreases in screening were observed from pre- to post-change for those ages 40-49 (4%), 50-74 (9%), and those 75. + (19%, all p. <. 0.0001). Relative declines in screening rates were observed among women aged 70-74 years who were non-adherent at baseline and among women who were adherent at baseline, overall, and in each age group (all p. <. .001). Conclusions: Declines in screening, both absolute and relative, were most pronounced among women who were adherent at baseline. Research is needed to assess factors that influence screening in the context of evolving recommendations.
AB - Objective: We assessed changes in adherence to screening mammography recommendations with the introduction of the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations in 2009. Methods: Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project data linkage system, we examined mammography screening from 2004 to 2013 in 31,377 women 40. years of age and older residing in Olmsted County, MN before and after the 2009 change in recommendations. Chi-square was used to compare screening rates before and after changes in recommendations overall, by age group, and by baseline adherence. Results: Among women 40 years and older, declines in screening were observed: 69% of the population was adherent in 2004-2005, 61% in 2006-2009 and 53% in 2010-2013. Absolute decreases in screening were observed from pre- to post-change for those ages 40-49 (4%), 50-74 (9%), and those 75. + (19%, all p. <. 0.0001). Relative declines in screening rates were observed among women aged 70-74 years who were non-adherent at baseline and among women who were adherent at baseline, overall, and in each age group (all p. <. .001). Conclusions: Declines in screening, both absolute and relative, were most pronounced among women who were adherent at baseline. Research is needed to assess factors that influence screening in the context of evolving recommendations.
KW - Adherence
KW - Mammography
KW - Recommendations
KW - Screening
KW - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.10.024
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25450494
AN - SCOPUS:84910074236
SN - 0091-7435
VL - 69
SP - 235
EP - 238
JO - Preventive Medicine
JF - Preventive Medicine
ER -