Table 4 Preference for different models proposed
From: The views of older women towards mammographic screening: a qualitative and quantitative study
| Â | Patient age group (years) | Â | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 70–74 | 75–79 | 80–84 | 85+ | Total | |||||
Preference for breast screening service | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Maintenance of the current system, where women over 70 years are not called back routinely but can request screening themselves | 10 | 6.1 | 24 | 25.3 | 12 | 24.5 | 6 | 17.6 | 52 | 15.2 |
Automatic 3 yearly call-back letters inviting women for screening to be extended up to age 75 years, regardless of general health | 34 | 20.6 | 8 | 8.4 | 4 | 8.2 | 1 | 2.9 | 47 | 13.7 |
Selected call-back for fitter women only, after age 70 years, depending on whether they have other illnesses and therefore might not benefit from screening | 3 | 1.8 | 4 | 4.2 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 5.9 | 11 | 3.2 |
Automatic 3 yearly call-back letters, inviting women for screening, to be extended indefinitely, regardless of health status | 99 | 60.0 | 50 | 52.6 | 16 | 32.7 | 10 | 29.4 | 175 | 51.0 |
GPs to discuss screening with older women at their health check and advise whether to continue to attend for breast screening | 19 | 11.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 15 | 30.6 | 15 | 44.1 | 58 | 16.9 |
Total | 165 | 100.0 | 95 | 100.0 | 49 | 100.0 | 34 | 100.0 | 343 | 100.0 |
