Table 1 Patient understanding of screening recommendations before and after the release of the revised guidelines
n* (%, 95% Confidence Interval) | ||
|---|---|---|
Survey question | Before release | After release |
What was your understanding regarding the age at which most women should begin screening mammograms? | ||
Under 40 years old | 23 (15.3, 10.4-22.0) | 7 (4.7, 2.3-9.4) |
40 to 49 years old | 118 (78.7, 71.4-84.5) | 22 (14.9, 10.0-21.5) |
50 to 60 years old | 5 (3.3, 1.4-7.6) | 85 (57.4, 49.4-65.1) |
Over 60 years old | 1 (0.7, 0.1-3.7) | 5 (3.4, 1.5-7.7) |
Not sure | 3 (2.0, 0.7-5.7) | 29 (19.6, 14.0-26.7) |
What was your understanding of how frequently it is recommended that women have screening mammograms between 40 and 50 years of age? | ||
No screening | 0 | 43 (28.9, 22.2-36.6) |
Yearly | 119 (79.3, 72.2-85.0) | 11 (7.4, 4.2-12.7) |
Every other year | 17 (11.3, 7.2-17.4) | 26 (17.4, 12.2-24.3) |
Every three years or more | 8 (5.3, 2.7-10.2) | 19 (12.8, 8.3-19.1) |
Not sure | 6 (4.0, 1.8-8.5) | 50 (33.6, 26.5-41.5) |
What was your understanding of how frequently it is recommended that women have screening mammograms 51 years and older? | ||
No screening | 1 (0.7, 0.1-3.7) | 2 (1.3, 0.4-4.8) |
Yearly | 126 (84.0, 77.3-89.0) | 26 (17.4, 12.2-24.3) |
Every other year | 8 (5.3, 2.7-10.2) | 40 (26.8, 20.4-34.5) |
Every three years or more | 4 (2.7, 1.0-6.7) | 21 (14.1, 9.4-20.6) |
Not sure | 11 (7.3, 4.1-12.7) | 60 (40.3, 32.7-48.3) |