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## Objective: Because shared decision making has been recommended for screening mammography by women under age 50, we studied women's decision-making process regarding the procedure. ## Design: Qualitative research design using in-depth semi-structured interviews. ## Patients: Sixteen white and african-american women aged 38 to 45 receiving care at a large new england medical practice. ## Measurements and main results: We identified the following content areas in women's decision-making process: intentions for screening, motivating factors to undergo screening, attitudes toward screening mammography, attitudes toward breast cancer, and preferences for information and shared decision making. in our sample, all women had or intended to have a screening mammogram before age 50. they were motivated by the awareness of the recommendation to begin screening at age 40, knowing others with breast cancer, and a sense of personal responsibility for their health. participants feared breast cancer and thought the benefits of screening mammography far outweighed its risks. women's preferences for involvement in decision making varied from wanting full responsibility for screening decisions to d

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Author

Larissa Nekhlyudov; Dennis Ross-Degnan; Suzanne W. Fletcher

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0884-8734)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)