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Sophia Zackrisson

Research group manager, Principal investigator, Professor, MD

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Psychosocial factors and attendance at a population-based mammography screening program in a cohort of Swedish women

Author

  • Magdalena Lagerlund
  • Jessica M. Sontrop
  • Sophia Zackrisson

Summary, in English

Background: A better understanding of the factors that influence mammography screening attendance is needed to improve the effectiveness of these screening programs. The objective of the study was to examine whether psychosocial factors predicted attendance at a population-based invitational mammography screening program. Methods: Data on cohabitation, social network/support, sense of control, and stress were obtained from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Cohort Study and linked to the Malmo mammography register in Sweden. We analyzed 11,409 women (age 44 to 72) who were free of breast cancer at study entry (1992 to 1996). Mammography attendance was followed from cohort entry to December 31, 2009. Generalized Estimating Equations were used to account for repeated measures within subjects. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are reported. Results: Among 69,746 screening opportunities there were 5,552 (8%) cases of non-attendance. Higher odds of non-attendance were found among women who lived alone (OR=1.47 (1.33-1.63)) or with children only (OR=1.52 (1.29-1.81)), had one childbirth (OR=1.12 (1.01-1.24)) or three or more childbirths (OR=1.34 (1.21-1.48)), had low social participation (OR=1.21 (1.10-1.31)), low sense of control (OR=1.12 (1.02-1.23)), and experienced greater stress (OR=1.24 (1.13-1.36)). Conclusions: Public health campaigns designed to optimize mammography screening attendance may benefit from giving more consideration of how to engage with women who are less socially involved.

Department/s

  • Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö
  • BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

BMC Women's Health

Volume

14

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BioMed Central (BMC)

Topic

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

Keywords

  • Mammography
  • Breast cancer screening
  • Psychosocial factors
  • Social
  • support
  • Sense of control
  • Stress

Status

Published

Research group

  • Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1472-6874