How valid are mammography self-reports?

We compared mammography reports in medical records to self-reports obtained during a 1989 telephone interview survey for a sample of 100 women members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) who indicated they had mammograms within the past year and 100 who said they had not had mammograms within...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1990-11, Vol.80 (11), p.1386-1388
Main Authors: King, E S, Rimer, B K, Trock, B, Balshem, A, Engstrom, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Breasts
Computer centers
Educational Status
Female
Genital system. Mammary gland
Health Maintenance Organizations
HMOs
Humans
Income
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Mammography
Marriage
Medical imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Self Disclosure
Women
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Summary:We compared mammography reports in medical records to self-reports obtained during a 1989 telephone interview survey for a sample of 100 women members of a health maintenance organization (HMO) who indicated they had mammograms within the past year and 100 who said they had not had mammograms within the past year. Of the women reporting they had not had mammograms within the past year, none had mammogram reports in the HMO data center. Of the 100 women reporting they had mammograms within the past year, 94 had confirmatory radiology records.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.80.11.1386