Archives of family medicine · 1999
Barriers to follow-up of abnormal Papanicolaou smears in an urban community health center.
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McKee M D, Lurio J, Marantz P, Burton W, Mulvihill M
Аннотация
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors predictive of failure to return for colposcopy among women with significant abnormalities on Papanicolaou smears in a high-risk clinical population.
DESIGN: Telephone survey.
SETTING: An urban community health center.
PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred seventy-nine women randomly selected from all women seen at the health center with abnormal Papanicolaou smears requiring colposcopy during 1993 to 1994. Six (2%) refused participation, and 19% could not be reached for inclusion. Subjects were mostly minority women receiving Medicaid.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Completion of colposcopy.
RESULTS: Of the 279 selected women, 79% were interviewed. The rate of adherence with colposcopy was 75% for the respondents. Women who did not know the results of their smear or who incorrectly understood their results were significantly less likely to return for colposcopy (P = .001). Younger women, especially teenagers, were less likely to return (P = .02). Socioeconomic status, education, primary language, health beliefs, fear of cancer, and clinician's gender or discipline were not associated with rate of follow-up. Barriers involving transportation, child care, and insurance also did not predict follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective communication of results is the most important factor related to follow-up after abnormal Papanicolaou smear in this setting. In other settings, other factors may be of greater importance.
DESIGN: Telephone survey.
SETTING: An urban community health center.
PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred seventy-nine women randomly selected from all women seen at the health center with abnormal Papanicolaou smears requiring colposcopy during 1993 to 1994. Six (2%) refused participation, and 19% could not be reached for inclusion. Subjects were mostly minority women receiving Medicaid.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Completion of colposcopy.
RESULTS: Of the 279 selected women, 79% were interviewed. The rate of adherence with colposcopy was 75% for the respondents. Women who did not know the results of their smear or who incorrectly understood their results were significantly less likely to return for colposcopy (P = .001). Younger women, especially teenagers, were less likely to return (P = .02). Socioeconomic status, education, primary language, health beliefs, fear of cancer, and clinician's gender or discipline were not associated with rate of follow-up. Barriers involving transportation, child care, and insurance also did not predict follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: Effective communication of results is the most important factor related to follow-up after abnormal Papanicolaou smear in this setting. In other settings, other factors may be of greater importance.