Cancer Screening
Conditions
Brief summary
Breast and colon cancers are commonly diagnosed cancers among women after skin cancer in Maryland. Patients' preferences for cancer screening are known to significantly influence utilization, and thus impact health outcomes. In a recent study the investigators conducted at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the investigators observed that among women age 50-75 years admitted to general medicine services over 4-month period, 40% were non-adherent to breast cancer screening (overdue) despite being insured. Therefore, the investigators propose to establish a cohort of hospitalized women to help the investigators develop successful interventions for enhancing breast cancer screening utilization in this group. In following a cohort prospectively, the investigators intend to both reaffirm the results from the investigators' previous study and determine whether the patterns of mammographic screening improve over time as a result of the investigators' interventions. Among non-adherent (overdue) women, the investigators will educate and encourage these women to undergo outpatient screening mammography. To more comprehensively assess the preventive health in this cohort, the investigators will assess the cohort's adherence to colon cancer screening recommendation and barriers to colon cancer screening. In addition the investigators will also like to encourage the hospitalists and house staff taking care of these patients to perform oral cancer screen among women who smoke (non-adherent to breast cancer screening) Finally the investigators will also like to ask the perspective of cancer screening among these women.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCancer screening education for breast, colon and oral cancers
Bedside education one-on-one by showing screening video and handouts at the end of educational session for breast, colon and oral cancer. Patient who are agreeable to oral cancer screen during hospitalization perform oral cancer screening
Sponsors
State of Maryland
Johns Hopkins University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Cancer screening utilization rates and cancer screening perspective of hospitalized women on internal medicine service
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women between the ages of 50 to 75 years admitted to medicine service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center * cancer free at baseline (excluding skin cancers) * willing to participate voluntarily
Exclusion criteria
* history of breast cancer or mastectomy * history of other cancers (except skin) or serious comorbidities making life expectancy \<10 years * pregnancy * dementia * chronic disability (unable to stand or nursing home resident) * current admission because of acute coronary event (heart attack) or stroke or pulmonary embolism * chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis * history of BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation * current admission for cellulitis or abscess of breast
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perspective of hospitalized women about colon cancer screening as assessed by likert scale 21 questions | 3 years | survey of hospitalized women using likert scale 21 questions |
| Proportion of women non-adherent to oral cancer screening | 3 years | Proportion of women non-adherent to oral cancer screening will be assessed in these hospitalized women. |
| Number of women agreeable to inpatient oral cancer screening exam | 3 years | oral cavity screening exam consisting of mouth and neck examination by hospital providers |
| Proportion of women non-adherent to breast cancer screening in this group | 3 years | Proportion of women non-adherent to breast cancer screening will be assessed in these hospitalized women. |
| Prevalence of breast cancer screening post intervention in this group | 3 years | Prevalence of breast cancer screening post intervention will be assessed in these hospitalized women. |
| Proportion of hospitalized women non-adherent to colon cancer screening | 3 years | Proportion of hospitalized women non-adherent to colon cancer screening will be assessed in these hospitalized women. |
| Perspective of hospitalized women about colon cancer screening as assessed by multiple choice questions | 3 years | survey of hospitalized women using multiple choice 21 questions |
| Perspective of hospitalized women in general about their preference for cancers screening as assessed by multiple choice questions | 3 years | a survey consisting of 55 multiple choice questions |
| Perspective of hospitalized women in general about their preference for cancers screening as assessed by likert scale | 3 years | a survey with a likert scale |
Outcome results
None listed