Psychosocial factors influence mammography adherence

Psychosocial factors influence how women adhere to breast cancer screening recommendations, including attending mammography appointments, according to research published January 21 in the Journal of Cancer Policy. A team led by Biplab Datta, PhD, from Augusta University in Atlanta, GA found that women who are less likely to adhere to screening guidelines include those who are dissatisfied with their lives, those who lack emotional support, and those who feel socially isolated. “Our findings demonstrated a strong association between social environment, psychological wellbeing, and adherence to breast cancer screening, and thus suggested scope of potential psychosocial interventions to improve adherence,” Datta and colleagues wrote. Many women in the U.S. do not receive their recommended timely mammograms. Several barriers have been identified in women receiving screening, including those related to race and ethnicity, education, and financial constraints. However, the researchers noted growing interest in how psychosocial factors could also have a role in preventing women from attending their appointments. The Datta team studied how life satisfaction, receipt of emotional support, and feelings of social isolation are tied to women adhering to breast cancer screening recommendations as defined by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The researchers included data from 71,583 women between the ages of 50 and 74 from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveilla...
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