of underscreening and lapse in BreastScreen NSW Characteristics of under screeners Key groups of under screeners December 2014 Attitudes and beliefs and their influence on screening From the literature review the following factors were identified as barriers to screening ID: 577982
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Slide1
Predictors
of
under-screening and lapse in
BreastScreen
NSWSlide2
Characteristics of under screenersSlide3
Key groups of under screeners
December 2014Slide4
Attitudes and beliefs and their influence on screening
From the literature review the following factors were identified as barriers to screening:
Lack
of family history of breast
cancer means women think they are not at risk
Fear and concern about breast
cancer and fear the results.
Less likely to hold positive
attitudes
towards preventative health programs, or in efficacy of screeningCultural barriersPrevious poor experience
December 2014
Fear and concern about screening may be enhanced
by campaign messages that highlight the prevalence of breast cancerSlide5
Cues to action
Under screeners report a lack of external prompts and reminders as a key barrier
– in spite of many women receiving invitations or reminders from BreastScreen
Women who have internalised the routine nature of screening are significantly more likely to be regular screeners, than women who respond to external prompts
External
prompts, such as from GPs or campaigns
, are
necessary to remind those women who are unlikely to remember
themselves
M&R and GPs need to emphasize the routine of screening, even in the absence of any symptoms Slide6
Self efficacy to screen and cues to action
Barriers that negatively
impact on
engaging
in regular
screening:
w
orking full time (more than 31 hours per week)
inconvenience of screening location; and
lack of transportationPerceived lack of promptsDecember 2014Convenience of services may play a key role in enabling screening