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8775656

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
The use of Pap smears and mammograms in the Native American population is not well documented and the validity of women's self-reports is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the agreement between women's self-reports of their Pap smear and mammogram histories with their medical records in one Native American tribe. Two hundred fifty-one women between the ages of 35 and 65 answered questions regarding their Pap smear and mammogram histories. These women then underwent an education program and one year later they again answered questions about their Pap smear and mammogram histories. Two hundred four of the original 251 women completed the education program and the second questionnaire. On the first questionnaire, 51.0% of women's claims to have received a Pap smear within the past 12 months were verified by the record audit and 69.2% of claims of receiving a mammogram within the past 12 months were verified. On the second questionnaire, 46.7% of women who said they had received a Pap smear within the past 12 months had their claims verified by their records, and 45.2% of women's claims of receiving a mammogram within the past 12 months were verified. These results suggest that patient recall alone should not be used to determine date of last procedure.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0749-3797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
360-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Accuracy of Pap smear and mammogram self-reports in a southwestern Native American tribe.
pubmed:affiliation
Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson 85724, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.