Journal article
Variation in Recommendations for Cancer Screening among Primary Care Physicians in New Mexico
Journal of community health, Vol.24(4), pp.253-267
08/1999
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018790104934
PMID: 10463470
Abstract
The acceptance of age-appropriate cancer screening as an integral part of primary care has grown among physicians over the past decade. We conducted a mailed survey of all primary care physicians in New Mexico in order to better understand their current cancer screening practices. We found a high rate of self-reported screening, particularly for prostate and colorectal cancer. The screening rates were influenced only slightly by the introduction of evidence-based guidelines, with younger physicians and those with university affiliations more likely to follow recommendations. Female physicians and obstetrician-gynecologists endorsed breast and cervical cancer screening among all age groups and were less likely to follow recommendations for less frequent screening in women as they age. Since a physician's practice beliefs influence his/her attitude toward testing, tailoring education by physician specialty may be more effective than using generic messages in encouraging compliance with the most recent evidence-based guidelines.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Variation in Recommendations for Cancer Screening among Primary Care Physicians in New Mexico
- Creators
- Carla HermanRichard HoffmanKathy Altobelli
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of community health, Vol.24(4), pp.253-267
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
- DOI
- 10.1023/A:1018790104934
- PMID
- 10463470
- ISSN
- 0094-5145
- eISSN
- 1573-3610
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/1999
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094651302771
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