title: Self-Report Versus Medical Record for Mammography Screening Among Minority Women.
abstract: Self-report is the most common means of obtaining mammography screening data. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of minority women's self-reported mammography by comparing their self-reported dates of mammograms with those in their medical records from a community-based randomized control trial. We found that out of 192 women, 116 signed the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act form and, among these, 97 had medical records that could be verified (97 / 116 = 83.6%). Ninety-two records matched where both sources confirmed a mammogram; 48 of 92 (52.2%) matched perfectly on self-reported date of mammogram. Complexities in the verification process warrant caution when verifying self-reported mammography screening in minority populations. In spite of some limitations, our findings support the usage of self-reported data on mammography as a validated tool for other researchers investigating mammography screening among minority women who continue to have low screening rates.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA knandy@sonnet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Karabi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nandy
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Szalacha
authors.affiliation: Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: HanJong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Jongwon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eunice E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: breast cancer screening; mammography; medical records; self-report; validation