Underusers of Mammogram Screening: Stage of Adoption in Five U.S. Subpopulations

The findings suggest a need to encourage regular screening through effective communication from a health care provider. Intervention messages should be designed to increase the pros of mammography, decrease the cons, and highlight these differentially according to the woman's stage of adoption.

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Published inIDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
Main Authors Stoddard, Anne M, Rimer, Barbara K, Lane, Dorothy, Fox, Sarah A, Lipkus, Issac, Luckmann, Roger, Jill Spitz Avrunin, Sprachman, Susan, Costanza, Mary, Urban, Nicole
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.1998
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Summary:The findings suggest a need to encourage regular screening through effective communication from a health care provider. Intervention messages should be designed to increase the pros of mammography, decrease the cons, and highlight these differentially according to the woman's stage of adoption.