Maintaining mammography adherence through telephone counseling in a church-based trial.
OBJECTIVE
This study assessed the effectiveness of telephone counseling in a church-based mammography promotion intervention trial.


METHODS
Thirty churches were randomized to telephone counseling and control conditions; telephone interview data were used in assessing intervention effects on mammography adherence. Separate analyses were conducted for baseline-adherent participants (maintaining adherence) and baseline-nonadherent participants (conversion to adherence).


RESULTS
Year 1 follow-up data indicated that the telephone counseling intervention maintained mammography adherence among baseline-adherent participants and reduced the nonadherence rate from 23% to 16%.


CONCLUSIONS
Partnerships between the public health and faith communities are potentially effective conduits to promote maintenance of widely endorsed health behaviors such as regular cancer screening.
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Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. naihua@mednet.ucla.edu
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002977:Clergy; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008327:Mammography / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology