Evaluation of a Mammography Screening Decision Aid for Women Aged 75 and Older: Protocol for a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluation of a Mammography Screening Decision Aid for Women Aged 75 and Older: Protocol for a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial

There is insufficient evidence to recommend mammography for women >75 years. Guidelines recommend that older women be informed of the uncertainty of benefit and potential for harm, especially for women with short life expectancy. However, few older women are informed of harms of screening and man...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical trials 2014-01, Vol.4 (5), p.191-191
Hauptverfasser: Schonberg, Mara A, Kistler, Christine E, Nekhlyudov, Larissa, Fagerlin, Angela, Davis, Roger B, Wee, Christina C, Marcantonio, Edward R, Lewis, Carmen L, Stanley, Whitney A, Crutchfield, Trisha M, Hamel, Mary Beth
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Zusammenfassung:There is insufficient evidence to recommend mammography for women >75 years. Guidelines recommend that older women be informed of the uncertainty of benefit and potential for harm, especially for women with short life expectancy. However, few older women are informed of harms of screening and many with short life expectancy are screened. Therefore, we aim to test whether a mammography screening decision aid (DA) for women >75 years affects their use of mammography, particularly for women with
ISSN:2167-0870
2167-0870
DOI:10.4172/2167-0870.1000191