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 distributionAdequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women
Jones BA, Reams K, Calvocoressi L, Dailey A, Kasl SV, Liston NM. Adequacy of Communicating Results From Screening Mammograms to African American and White Women. American Journal Of Public Health 2007, 97: 531-538. PMID: 17267723, PMCID: PMC1805005, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.076349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCommunicationConnecticutFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLogistic ModelsMammographyMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicProspective StudiesRadiology Department, HospitalWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American womenWhite womenMammography resultsMammogram resultsAmerican womenScreening mammogramsInadequate communicationAbnormal mammogram resultProspective cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsRadiology recordsRecent mammogramAbnormal resultsMammography screeningPsychosocial factorsAdequacy of communicationLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsWomenRadiology reportsSelf-reported resultsAfrican Americans
2004
A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years
Calvocoressi L, Kasl SV, Lee CH, Stolar M, Claus EB, Jones BA. A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2004, 13: 2096-2105. PMID: 15598767, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.2096.13.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesScreening guidelinesBreast cancerProspective studyFamily breast cancer historyWomen age 40Breast cancer historyScreening examinationCancer historyMammography screeningStudy populationAge 40Older womenUrban hospitalIndex examSubsequent adherenceTelephone interviewsPerceived susceptibilityWhite womenCancerMultiple covariatesWomenIndex screeningNonadherenceMonths