| Titre : | Research Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice : Reducing Health Disparities. Low-income minority women at risk for cervical cancer : A process to improve adherence to follow-up recommendations. (2001) |
| Auteurs : | Virginia-A CARDIN ; Patsy CANO ; Mary DES-VIGNES KENDRICK, éd. ; Richard-M GRIMES ; Luther HARRELL ; Nancy POMEROY ; Beth-E QUILL, éd. ; . ZHI DONG JIANG ; Division of Community and Personal Health Services. Houston Department of Health and Human Services. Houston. TX. USA ; School of Public Health. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Houston. TX. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Public health reports (vol. 116, n° 6, 2001) |
| Pagination : | 608-616 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Cancer ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Diagnostic ; Dépistage ; Homme ; Femme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Recommandation ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS sR0xD954. Diffusion soumise ... autorisation]. Objective. The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) has a centralized process for notifying and setting up follow-up appointments for women with abnormal Pap smears who are clients of HDHHS health centers. Faculty and a student from the University of Texas School of Public Health and HDHHS personnel jointly conducted a study to evaluate the process and performance of the system. Methods. The study examined two subpopulations : women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (ASCUS/LGSIL) and women with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions or atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (HGSIL/AGCUS). A retrospective study was conducted of data on women attending eight HDHHS clinics during the period from February 1996 through August 2000. Records of 1,216 women referred for evaluation of abnormal Pap smears were reviewed. Process effectiveness was measured by the number of successful contacts made and the number of appointments set up. Performance was measured by compliance with referral appointments. Predictors included race/ethnicity, age, co-existence of a sexually transmitted disease, number of prior referrals, type of patient visit, and health center attended. Results. HDHHS staff successfully notified 95.6% of women with ASCUS/LGSIL and 97.9% of women with HGSIL/AGCUS. Using performance criteria as outcome measures, high-risk women requiring targeted interventions were identified. Overall, 84.2% of women scheduled appointments. Among those with ASCUS/LGSIL, women identified as African American were 53% less likely to accept an appointment and 45% less likely to show up for the appointment than those identified as Hispanic or "other." Age and type of patient visit appeared to be significantly associated with patient compliance behavior. Conclusion. The study describes the effectiveness of a centralized patient follow-up process for women at risk for cervical cancer. |
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