2007
Mammography screening of women in their 40s
Calvocoressi L, Sun A, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Mammography screening of women in their 40s. Cancer 2007, 112: 473-480. PMID: 18072258, PMCID: PMC3086941, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAmerican Cancer SocietyAttitude to HealthBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Planning GuidelinesHumansInterviews as TopicMammographyMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Practice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAmerican Cancer SocietyAnnual screeningNational Cancer InstituteMammography screeningWomen age 50 yearsMammography screening intervalWomen's beliefsAge 50 yearsNew screening guidelinesScreening intervalProspective studyScreening guidelinesScreening examACS recommendationsCancer SocietyRoutine screeningCancer InstitutePsychosocial factorsHealth historyScreening mammogramsMedical careAge groupsTelephone interviewsSame time periodWhite womenNeighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Dailey AB, Kasl SV, Holford TR, Calvocoressi L, Jones BA. Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 2293-2303. PMID: 18006918, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening behaviorScreening guidelinesAfrican American womenSocioeconomic statusScreening behaviorIndividual-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening useLogistic regression analysisNeighborhood-level educationProspective studyScreening useCensus tract informationUrban hospitalHealth behaviorsNonadherenceSEP indexHealth outcomesTelephone interviewsWhite womenStudy outcomesWomenSocioeconomic predictorsSES distribution
2005
Applying Recursive Partitioning to a Prospective Study of Factors Associated with Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Calvocoressi L, Stolar M, Kasl SV, Claus EB, Jones BA. Applying Recursive Partitioning to a Prospective Study of Factors Associated with Adherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 162: 1215-1224. PMID: 16221800, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesScreening guidelinesProspective studyHealth care provider recommendationSubgroup of womenHistory of adherenceBreast cancer susceptibilityNovel intervention strategiesRecursive partitioningAdherent subgroupAnnual family incomeProvider recommendationScreening behaviorWhite womenCancer susceptibilityAdherenceWomenCandidate predictorsIntervention strategiesSubgroupsPredictorsInitial screeningFamily incomeMost adherentGuidelinesInadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States)
Jones BA, Dailey A, Calvocoressi L, Reams K, Kasl SV, Lee C, Hsu H. Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 809-821. PMID: 16132791, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-2905-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIndependent predictorsObserved race differencesHigh mammography screening ratesAfrican American race/ethnicityProspective cohort studyMammography screening ratesMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant independent predictorsBreast cancer stageAbnormal screening mammogramAfrican American womenRace differencesHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyScreening ratesUsual providerAbnormal resultsCancer stageFollow-upAbnormal examsMammography screeningAbnormal mammogramsScreening mammogramsLogistic regression
2001
Is Variation in Quality of Mammographic Services Race Linked?
Jones B, Culler C, Kasl S, Calvocoressi L. Is Variation in Quality of Mammographic Services Race Linked? Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2001, 12: 113-126. PMID: 11217224, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0562.Peer-Reviewed Original Research