Effect of e-mail versus postal reminders for mammogram screening.
A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to measure the efficacy of a patient reminder system for females age 40 - 75 in a Midwestern primary care practice. A subset of the population whose email addresses were known was further randomized to measure the effect of email versus postal reminders. A statistically significant increase in completion rates was observed in the intervention group while no difference was found between the email and postal mail groups.
Chaudhry
Rajeev
R
Divisions of Primary Care Internal Medicine and Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Cabanela
Rosa
R
Rahman
Ahmed
A
McMurtry
Erin
E
Leutink
Dorinda
D
Scheitel
Sidna
S
Naessens
James M
JM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011177:Postal Service; D017010:Reminder Systems