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Show Table 3. Mean Rating of Influence for Sources of Information.9 Family Internal Obstetrics/ Family Internal Obstetrics/ Source Total Practice Medicine Gynecology Source Total Practice Medicine Gynecology AAFP 4.0 5.2 2.3 1.6 Colleague 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 (2.2) (1.6) (1.8) (1.2) (1.9) (1.9) (1.7) (2.0) ACS 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.4 HMO 2.6 2.8 2.5 1.9 (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) (1.7) (1.8) (1.9) (1.8) (1.3) ACOG 4.5 4.0 3.6 6.3 Expert 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.9 (2.1) (1.9) (2.2) (1.0) (1-9) (1.9) (1.9) (1.9) ACP 3.4 2.9 5.6 2.1 Experience 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.3 (2.2) (1.9) (13) (1.8) (2.0) (2.0) (2.0) (2.0) AMA 3.1 3.0 3.8 2.6 Literature 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.0 (2.0) (1.9) (2.1) (1.9) (1.8) (1.8) (2.0) (1.7) USPSTF 4.3 4.6 4.8 2.8 Public 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 (2.2) (2.0) (2.0) (2.1) (1.7) (1-7) (1.6) (1.8) aData are means with one standard deviation below, in parentheses. Numbers represent a seven-point scale, where 1 represents no influence and 7 represents strong influence on screening programs. Bold numbers indicate that a specialty was significantly different (p<0.05) from the other two (see text). Table 4a. Reported F 3ractices for Mammography.a Low Risk Patients High Risk Patients Start Age n (%) n (%) <40 52 (14.2) 231 (62.9) 40-49 264 (71.9) 83 (22.6) 350 49 (13.4) 5 (1.4) Varies 0 (0.0) 37 (10.1) Not specified 1 (0.3) 9 (2.5) Stop Age n (%) n (%) £75 51 (13.9) 39 (10.6) >75 85 (23.2) 82 (22.3) Never 209 (56.9) 217 (59.1) Varies 19 (5.2) 18 (4.9) Not specified 2 (0.5) 9 (2.5) Interval by Patient Age Age <40 Age 40-49 Age 50- Age <40 Age 40-49 Age 50+ n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) lyear 7 (13.5) 128 (40.5) 278 (76.0) 188 (81.0) 285 (78.9) 320 (87.4) 1-2 years 15 (28.8) 50 (15.8) 49 (13.4) 12 (5.2) 20 (5.5) 18 (4.9) 2 years 20 (38.5) 123 (38.9) 26 (7.1) 29 (12.5) 30 (8.3) 6 (1-6) Not specified 10 (19.2) 15 (4.7) 13 (3.6) 3 (1-3) 26 (7.2) 22 (6.0) aPercentages may not equal 100% because some questions were not answered, one physician did not recommend mammography, and one referred high-risk patients. Table 4b. Differences in Reported Practices for Mammography Between High-Risk and Low-Risk Patients. Yes No Variation n (%) n (%) Begin screening earlier 282 (76.8) 71 (19.3) Stop screening at an older age 33 (9.0) 318 (86.6) Increase frequency of mammography 150 (40.9) 195 (53.1) Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume VIII 31 |
