Promoting mammography use through progressive interventions: is it effective?
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TL;DR
This study evaluated interventions implemented with women in a health maintenance organization who had not utilized their annual free mammogram referral 45 days and 95 days after its mailing for utilization and effectiveness.
Abstract
This study evaluated interventions implemented with women in a health maintenance organization who had not utilized their annual free mammogram referral 45 days (step 2) and 95 days (step 3) after its mailing. The step 2 evaluation compared mammography utilization for women randomly assigned to receive a brief reminder letter or no reminder: 42% of the reminder group vs 28% of the control group obtained mammograms. The step 3 evaluation compared utilization for women randomly assigned to receive a second reminder, a letter suggesting a preventive office visit, or telephone counseling: 29% of those who received telephone counseling, 14% of those who received a letter, and 12% of those who received a second reminder obtained mammograms.