title: A two-step intervention of increase mammography among women aged 65 and older.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated a two-step intervention for mammography screening among older women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four hundred and sixty women, identified from physician practices, were randomized to a control or a two-step intervention (physician letter and peer counseling call) group. Women in the intervention group who obtained a mammogram received a grocery coupon.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over the 12 months of the study, more women in the intervention group than in the control group obtained mammograms (38% vs 16%). The most dramatic difference was in the higher odds that women in the intervention group would obtain a mammogram within 2 months (odds ratio = 10.5).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intervention significantly increased screening mammography. Future efforts must be multifaceted and incorporate the unique concerns of older women.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Janz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schottenfeld
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Doerr
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selig
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strawderman
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*