Older women's willingness to discontinue Papanicolaou test screening

J Am Board Fam Med. 2014 Mar-Apr;27(2):295-6. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.02.130163.

Abstract

We surveyed our patients to assess their willingness to discontinue Papanicolaou testing. Our findings differ from those of previous studies, with 72% of our eligible respondents voicing willingness to discontinue screening. There may be many reasons for this, including linking the recommendation with the name of the patient's own physician.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / psychology*
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Papanicolaou Test / psychology*
  • Papanicolaou Test / standards
  • Patient Preference / statistics & numerical data*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*